Jared Klickstein
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No, no. The city's lost a lot of money by losing lawsuits to these hotels that they took over. Every hotel got damaged. Hotel Whitcomb got the most damage, but every hotel got damaged.
No, no. The city's lost a lot of money by losing lawsuits to these hotels that they took over. Every hotel got damaged. Hotel Whitcomb got the most damage, but every hotel got damaged.
Well, I'll tell you something, and it might take me like a minute to explain this, but I told you about Occupy Wall Street. So Occupy Wall Street hits in 2008 and you have, or no, yeah, 2000, later than that, 2010. I was the greatest graduating, I was the biggest graduating college class in history up until that point, 2011.
Well, I'll tell you something, and it might take me like a minute to explain this, but I told you about Occupy Wall Street. So Occupy Wall Street hits in 2008 and you have, or no, yeah, 2000, later than that, 2010. I was the greatest graduating, I was the biggest graduating college class in history up until that point, 2011.
You have all these kids coming out with liberal arts degrees with no jobs. There's no job market. The job market's terrible. During the 2010s, a lot of these people that think they deserve some kind of managerial position because they got a liberal arts degree, they shift into the nonprofit sphere.
You have all these kids coming out with liberal arts degrees with no jobs. There's no job market. The job market's terrible. During the 2010s, a lot of these people that think they deserve some kind of managerial position because they got a liberal arts degree, they shift into the nonprofit sphere.
So the harm reduction stuff, like the needle exchanges, those used to be run by ex-junkies, and they would help you get clean. They would say, here's some needles. We don't want you to spread HIV, but if you need a detox, we can help you get in the detox.
So the harm reduction stuff, like the needle exchanges, those used to be run by ex-junkies, and they would help you get clean. They would say, here's some needles. We don't want you to spread HIV, but if you need a detox, we can help you get in the detox.
Over the 2010s, this gets replaced by disgruntled people with liberal arts degrees that have no job path because they got a degree in English or something. I got a degree in history. I'm the same. And so slowly the nonprofit sphere gets filled with all these college grads that that are leaning towards socialists. They're very liberal. They're very progressive.
Over the 2010s, this gets replaced by disgruntled people with liberal arts degrees that have no job path because they got a degree in English or something. I got a degree in history. I'm the same. And so slowly the nonprofit sphere gets filled with all these college grads that that are leaning towards socialists. They're very liberal. They're very progressive.
And at the same time, California passes some of the most progressive criminal justice reform, things like Prop 47 and some of the most liberal homeless reform in the form of SB 1380. And they start spending a lot more money. Now, for example, from 2016 to 2021, San Francisco, the homeless budget rose 500%. And that's five years. At the same time, homelessness rate rose 64%.
And at the same time, California passes some of the most progressive criminal justice reform, things like Prop 47 and some of the most liberal homeless reform in the form of SB 1380. And they start spending a lot more money. Now, for example, from 2016 to 2021, San Francisco, the homeless budget rose 500%. And that's five years. At the same time, homelessness rate rose 64%.
So the state just starts throwing billions at this nonprofit because it's like a jobs program for disgruntled people. liberal arts majors at that point. So I do think that ties into everything. And they have a certain ideology. It's ideological. And I've talked to these people, and they believe that capitalism is the source of addiction and homelessness.
So the state just starts throwing billions at this nonprofit because it's like a jobs program for disgruntled people. liberal arts majors at that point. So I do think that ties into everything. And they have a certain ideology. It's ideological. And I've talked to these people, and they believe that capitalism is the source of addiction and homelessness.
They believe capitalism is a source of addiction? Because they believe capitalism is the source of homelessness, and addiction is a result of homelessness, not the other way around. So when you see those people flopped over on fentanyl, they think that these people... became homeless because of economic situations due to unfettered capitalism.
They believe capitalism is a source of addiction? Because they believe capitalism is the source of homelessness, and addiction is a result of homelessness, not the other way around. So when you see those people flopped over on fentanyl, they think that these people... became homeless because of economic situations due to unfettered capitalism.
And once they were on the street, then they got addicted to fentanyl. And these people are in control of billions of dollars. And they think that.
And once they were on the street, then they got addicted to fentanyl. And these people are in control of billions of dollars. And they think that.