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Microcosm in spanish5/27/2023 ![]() When folks refer to that bill as a “Blue State Bailout,” Philly is a case in point. ![]() For non-Philadelphians who shrug their shoulders and think, “It’s not my problem,” note that $1.4 billion of your federal tax dollars was sent to Philly via the $1.9 trillion so-called COVID Relief Bill. Approximately $238 million of Philly’s $4.8 billion budget last year was used to address their debt. Like most Democrat-run cities, Philadelphia seldom comes across a problem they do not deem worthy of government intervention, which means, of course, throwing money at it. The Inevitable Results of Tax-and-Spend Democrats And while Philadelphia has long been considered a mecca for those seeking an education (as home to Temple University, Drexel University, and the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania, among others), the city’s public school system is in rapid decline. It was the home and final resting place of Betsy Ross, the creator of our Great Flag, but many Philadelphians would apparently rather burn the flag at a Black Lives Matter protest than respect it. It’s the birthplace of our Republic, but if you’re planning a visit to Independence Hall in the near future and you value your safety, you may want to reconsider. ![]() There are dozens of cities we could examine to illustrate the failure of Democrat policies, but Philadelphia may be the most fascinating to consider. ![]() And in Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler has stood by as riots have been ravaging the city for almost a year now, with empty hotels across the city as tourists stay away in droves. In San Francisco and Los Angeles, homelessness is out of control, their treasuries are effectively broke, and residents have been fleeing in record numbers. New York City is in rapid decay, reverting to its pre-Rudolph Giuliani condition as Mayor Bill DeBlasio is more concerned about wokeness and virtue-signaling than he is about effectively running the city’s government. Large American cities, the vast majority of which are run entirely by Democrats, are deteriorating before our eyes and the phenomenon is not due to the COVID pandemic. ![]()
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