Just the undeniable FACTS, numbers don't lie -- Aren't the Democrats supposed to be the compassionate ones? The ones who care about the unfortunate, the downtrodden, the castoffs of society? Aren't the Democrats the ones who claim to want to help? Well, it appears that this depends on how you define "help." Because homelessness has skyrocketed under Democrats and the Biden administration, particularly in the last year. - The number of homeless people in the U.S. exploded over the last year by 18%, according to newly released federal data. More than 770,000 people were homeless in January 2024, according to the data released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “No American should face homelessness, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every family has access to the affordable, safe, and quality housing they deserve,” HUD Agency Head Adrianne Todman claimed in a statement. Nine out of the 10 states with the highest rate of homelessness were states run by Democrats.California and New York have the largest populations of homeless people in the country and their homelessness rate (48 per 10,000 in CA and 81 per 10,000 in NY) is significantly higher than the U.S. national average (23 per 10,000).“This is the devastating state of affairs under the Biden Admin,” said Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) in response to the staggering number of homeless people in the U.S. “I’m committed to advancing real solutions to end the affordable housing crisis and give every hardworking American the opportunity to thrive. That’s why I’m proud to cosponsor @SenatorTimScott’s ROAD to Housing Act.” Robert Greenway, Director at the Allison Center for National Security at the Heritage Foundation, posted on X: “The Biden administration’s policies allowing millions of illegal immigrants into our country and provided them shelter has turned its back on the citizens they are responsible for.” --- Almost all, yes, under Democrat jurisdictions. Granted, California has other things to attract the indigent, like a climate that largely precludes freezing to death on the sidewalk. The same can't be said for places like Minneapolis or even Anchorage, which, yes, has its homeless population and routinely loses some of them to the weather every winter. But why this sudden explosion when these deep-blue cities and states have been deep-blue for some time?Millions have poured into the country under Joe Biden. Many of them are now living in hotels and apartment buildings, their rents paid by American taxpayers, while Americans are on the streets. What housing isn't occupied is more expensive because of this influx; supply and demand being a harsh and inscrutable mistress.There are other problems. Homelessness is all too often a result, not a cause - a result of addiction, alcoholism, or mental illness. The legacy media love to bombard us with images of an innocent young mother, down on her luck, sleeping in her car with her three children, but that's not the face of homelessness in the United States nearly so much as is the addict or lunatic (or both) shooting up on the sidewalk and then dropping a deuce in front of some business's entry. Both of these issues - the mass influx of illegals and the tolerance of homeless addicts and crazies - can be, nay, laid at the feet of Democrats and the Biden administration. -- https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/12/28/so-much-for-compassion-homelessness-skyrocketed-under-biden-democrats-n2183697
