Sorry, call me a cynic. You're not cynical enough. Nothing would be better. Close to nothing would be better. The death rate among homeless people in Portland quadrupled went up 400%. The death rate went up from 113 in 2019 to more than 450 in 2023. So when liberals say we are going to focus on the homeless, if you're homeless, God help you. Because at at least in, in Portland, what that meant was the death rate quadrupled. (27:55–28:16)
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Provides specific figures for the increase in the death rate among homeless people in Portland from 2019 to 2023.
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