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Democrats Back ‘Right’ to Homelessness, Spawning New Normal of Squalor and Urban Chaos

Too little is being said about the needs of the quiet majority. People who go to a job every day or operate a business or take their kids to school need safe sidewalks and public transportation.

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A homeless encampment on December 14, 2022, at Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images
BETSY McCAUGHEY
BETSY McCAUGHEY

Americans must not surrender to the new normal of squalor and urban chaos — of tent encampments, public defecation, panhandling and shouting schizophrenics.

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BETSY McCAUGHEY
BETSY McCAUGHEY

Ms. McCaughey is a former lieutenant governor of New York and co-founder of Save Our City at saveourcityny.org.

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