All one has to do is watch The First 48 to see this problem is not just a Chicago problem, it’s endemic across the country and growing.
Throwing money at the problem doesn’t and never will as long as all we are seeing are MOTHERS wailing over the body of their dead fatherless children.
Body>>>bodies
Camden, NJ is arguably the worst city in America, and has been so for years..crime, poverty, schools, etc..the population is about 75,000. So let's give every man, woman and child $100,000..tax free..to do whatever they wish with it...and yes..some families, with several kids..could get as much as $500,000, even more. They could move out..put their kids in a private school, buy a house, a car, medical care, a rehab facility, vacations.......ANYTHING they want to do. They only condition would be is that they'd have to account weekly what and where they spent the money on..even if it was for illegal items...i.e. drugs, gambling, prostitution. They'd be guaranteed completely anonymity, and immunity from any illegal activity.
We'd have to add a few million more to pay some social scientists, and other staffers..to track it..and see after a few years.
Yes, no doubt it would end up being a total waste of almost a billion...but it would be fascinating..