More grand theft in the Marxist tradition (source: Times Record 12/14/11) Or it ain’t nothing but a welfare heaven.
The in the works theft (a hugely expensive, taxpayer subsidized “Homeless Campusâ€), compliments of Grand Master Richard Griffin and his shills Ken Pyle & the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (whoever they may be) are in the process of creating a huge magnet for deadbeats, a MAGNET designed to continue to grow. Federal statistics state that less than 3% of our national population cannot fend for themselves and they are presently anointed with the best of all services.
Welfare is an addictive opiate, to those providing it and those receiving it. Take a moment and think what Richard Griffin and his enablers are doing. The unconscionable arrogance of Richard Griffin and his hand-picked subservient groups would dare to undertake such a project of this magnitude, taxpayer subsidized, without citizen approval, that will attract untold gowing numbers of human debris…the larger the numbers the more Griffin & Associates benefit financially—growing government. By putting these proposed encampments under a 501(c) (3) umbrella they can create more cushy high paying taxpayer subsidized positions, all in the name of Marbut’s “Haven of Hopeâ€, to be discussed shortly.
Why not a vote? Because Griffin runs an unbridled government operation (HUD) with little or no oversight and enabled by local and county politicians and bureaucrats who appear to be folded into Griffin’s operation.
Enter Consultant Dr. Robert Marbut, no doubt a product of the federal government’s Agenda 21 based on a Marxist concept. The various phrases & words Marbut trots out are designed to make citizens feel foolish and uneducated by their obtuseness, much like the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Some examples of Marbut’s Marxist jargon: “governance modelsâ€, “homeless campuses†(how soothing & ethereal), “hybrid model†(designed for Fort Smith), “lead agencyâ€, “select group of other agenciesâ€, “these campuses have very quick decision making & they are very exclusiveâ€, “equalnessâ€, top tenantsâ€, “no agency is ahead of another agency so no egos are hurtâ€, “the upside is you get tons of buy-in with thisâ€, “anchor tenantsâ€. You get the idea, egalitarianism/communism.
Marbut gets into more government expansion when he refers to Plant 1 (115,000 sq. ft.=$800,00), which is a cheaper site than Plant 3 (167,000 sq. ft.=$2.2 million) (Who & how much to maintain?), with the idea to continue to expand…ALWAYS LEAVING ROOM FOR GROWTH. Growth is the key here, yet his website states “We help communities to dramatically REDUCE homelessnessâ€. This simply does not conflate. What he says in the T.R. is in diametric opposition to his stated purpose.
Marbut will present his final report to the coalition in January and he will spend the rest of this week meeting with CITY OFFICIALS.
Questions: who is Dr. Robert Marbut? Where did he come from, who does he work for, what does his presence here cost & who is paying? (you are certainly aware of the F.S. city government’s affinity for consultants, who in the main are nothing more than big government retreads) By name who are the members of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition?
Richard Griffin, Ken Pyle, the OFHC and their pawns, elected & appointed city officials, coupled with elected & appointed county officials, have launched a MONEY-GRABBING ASSAULT against all taxpaying citizens residing in Fort Smith and environs.
Another gross example of the lack of transparency in the Fort Smith city government top down. Our city and nation are in the throes of a depression and these self-serving opportunists obviously couldn’t care less. Aside from the unconstitutional corruptness of their activities, there is NO MONEY….the U.S. is bankrupt and Griffin, Marbut and others are trying to dig the hole even deeper. Aside from fanning the flames, creating a permanent underclass, the government (elected & nonelected) has stifled and lied their way to all out destruction.
An incomplete list of Fort Smith’s “visionariesâ€. From UAFS Chancellor Beran a proposed school for the downtrodden mentally elite, an entrepreneurial school, etc.…from Griffin, the $50 million Marshall’s Museum, the moribund Convention Center, the Ferris Wheel, soccer fields (pacify illegals?), a Water Park, and now a gigantic magnet for deadbeats…all melded into a decaying city struggling for its very economic life. Then there are Griffin’s “New Market Tax Credits†which encompass questionable uses.
What are the plans for non-governmental job creation?
The easiest job in the whole world is spending other people’s money.
CITIZENS! Demand a vote on this taxpayer subsidized incestuous undertaking.