it’s unnecessarily reductive to summarize with “government wants you to be poor.” while i agree with the general sentiment that the government has ceased to wor

it’s unnecessarily reductive to summarize with “government wants you to be poor.” while i agree with the general sentiment that the government has ceased to work in the people’s best interests, there is a whole set of cultural differences between colorado and manhattan that more readily explain this: pioneer/land grab mentality would be my starting point. it’s hard to overcome the decades of expansionist mentality that dominates the area.