The country is continuing to rapidly move to an authoritarian ideology and to illiberal hate and criminalization of poverty. Limousine neoneoliberal Democrats a

The country is continuing to rapidly move to an authoritarian ideology and to illiberal hate and criminalization of poverty. Limousine neoneoliberal Democrats and far-right MAGA both display illiberal animosity towards a narrow subset of disadvantaged groups. It's about as rational and empathetic as deporting the people who pick your vegetables, make your dinner, and build your homes. But until the confluence of related problems* are address systemically, criminalization won't solve. * Cheaper housing with greater inventory, comprehensive medical and mental healthcare, substance treatment programs that work, higher minimum wage, lower housing cost:income ratio, and tailored and helpful support and investment in people who don't have enough to magically pull themselves up by their invisible bootstraps.