There’s a valid reason why many say “liberalism is a mental disorder.”
For over fifty years Denver residents have elected a democrat mayor. In 2023 the residents continued that tradition by electing Mike Johnston.
Mayor Mike Johnston: Y’all got suckered!
One of Johnston’s stated goals when he was running for mayor? He planned to spend $20 million to hire an additional 200 first responders to address violent and property crime.
Fast forward less than a year after he assumed office and this is the reality (via Daily Mail):
Denver city council approves defund the police cuts – the largest ever in city’s budget – to pay for migrant crisis
“Denver City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee has approved plans to defund the police to pay for the migrant crisis that is costing the democrat-led city about $89.9 million.
The finance committee determined that $41 million in cuts from multiple city departments is needed to house migrants on Tuesday, reported KDVR.
The police department is expected to experience $8.4 million budget cuts, the sheriff’s office could see a $3.8 million cut and the fire department is expected to cut $2.4 million.
The sanctuary city’s progressive Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled the budget proposal last week, allocating $89.9 million to assist incoming undocumented migrants, whom he refers to as ‘newcomers.’
The amount will be drawn from approximately $45 million that’s used for public programs and services, the rest is coming from city wide budget cuts.
‘After more than a year of facing this crisis together, Denver finally has a sustainable plan for treating our newcomers with dignity while avoiding the worst cuts to city services,’ Johnston said at the press conference discussing ‘Newcomer Operations and 2024 Budget.’
‘So many times we were told that we couldn’t be compassionate while still being fiscally responsible. Today is proof that our hardest challenges are still solvable, and that together we are the ones who will solve them.’
The proposed budget cuts will now go to the full city council for a vote on April 22, and if passed could go into effect by May 10.
Denver plans to spend the $89.9 million on various migrant assistance programs in 2024, including $3 million to ‘Program Administration,’ $51.7 million to ‘Shelter and Housing,’ $9.7 million to ‘Supportive Services,’ $9.5 million to ‘One Time Capital Costs’ and $10 million to ‘Contingency.’
‘Kinda crazy how much of an insult this is to Colorado’s residents. You’ve got money for migrants but meanwhile homeless people have ruined downtown and every piece of infrastructure needs attention,’ said Spencer Davis on Facebook.
‘What about our local homeless, veterans that really need help,’ said Michele Santi.
‘Put that 89 million into the schools instead,’ said Quin Williams. “
Read the whole story here.
Y’all gotta learn the hard way:
DCG