When I was young and short in wisdom, about 40 years ago now, I worked at the Rainier Valley welfare office. We often went to the dwindling Italian community for lunch. Even then it was clear the time left to that community was limited. I am surprised only they held out this long.
That area today must be a real hell-hole.
My experience as a welfare worker (I think I lasted about 3 years) made me a conservative. Learned about government idiocracy. Learned that welfare wasn’t for the needy, but for the greedy. And learned how the left had absolutely poisoned the black community with their Great Society programs.
I remember shopping at a very nice market near Berkeley. The man in line ahead of me was black, well dressed, wearing a very expensive gold watch. Bought expensive groceries too.
I was amazed when he paid with a wad of food stamps.