Seemingly every week some Democrat is outraged by something happening in a major city, some crime or a reaction to crime by individuals or companies that “harms” the local population. The politicians there scurry like roaches when the lights are turned on to avoid any splatter of responsibility, because responsibility is kryptonite to the left. But policies and elections have consequences. Those who can’t figure that out on their own learn it the hard way.
In Boston, a Walgreens is closing. While that, in and of itself, is not news, it’s closing is, or at least has become. The reason for that is the policies of Democrats have destroyed this section of the city and drove Walgreens out, thereby harming the residents of the area, largely “black and brown” people.
Why highlight that? Because that’s the only reason this is a story, the only reason elected Democrats in the state are paying attention. The news drew rebuke from both Senators and a member of “The Squad” in the form of a letter to Walgreens.
These liberals are very upset about the closing, writing, “Walgreens claims that it is seeking to expand its efforts to provide health care. The choice to close several Walgreens locations in neighborhoods that serve Black, brown, and low-income communities in Massachusetts, and across the United States … belies that goal and its stated commitment to serve the health of people across America.”
Never mentioned is the crime wave that is leading to stores being closed, a crime wave concentrated in Democrat-controlled cities where criminals are released and charges are dropped. It’s hard to make a business profitable if people can simply walk in with a 39-gallon garbage bag, sweep clean the most expensive items from the shelves, then walk out of the store knowing that if they ever get caught the worst they’ll face is a slap on the wrist.
If payment is optional, but punishment for not paying is not an option, no business can survive. Sure, furniture stores and insurance companies can maintain offices and locations because the resale value of what they offer is minimal or the storage of it expensive, but retail locations where even the largest item in their inventory can fit in a bag doesn’t stand a chance.
All the whining and complaining in the world is not going to change reality, and the reality is Walgreens has zero obligation to keep a store open if that store is losing money. In fact, they have an obligation to shareholders to do the exact opposite.
I can simultaneously feel badly for neighborhood residents who will no longer have easy access to get their prescriptions filled and think they, in large part, brought it on themselves by voting blindly for progressive Democrats who’ve run these areas into the ground.
Most of the people impacted are old, so they’ve witnessed and lived through the decline of these areas. Never once did it occur to them to vote differently, that maybe that would stem the tide of destruction? Nope.
It’s hard to feel sorry for that.
These politicians want to force Walgreens to stay open, but I have a better idea. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren are rich, and the rest of the Massachusetts delegation surely has money, as do the Democrats who run the city; let them open pharmacies in these areas. With their own money, not taxpayer cash. Lead by example, put your money where your mouth is and “save” these areas.
Even if it’s a non-profit pharmacy, show the world how it is done. Or, since I highly doubt any of these liberals would be dumb enough to do what they’re hoping to force Walgreens into, maybe recruit some of your rich progressive donors. George Soros could run a pharmacy on every corner in Boston and not even notice the impact on his net worth, so why not do it? Or at least ask?
The reason is simple: that’s not how Democrats work. They don’t do things like this, they buy stock right before it explodes or dump it right before it tanks, they don’t start businesses. And they sure as hell don’t start businesses that would have to operate in the hellscape of their policies.
Nope, sorry Boston, even “black, brown and low-income” Boston, you’re screwed. The people you vote for did things, changed things, right in front of you and you just kept reelecting them or people just like them. That has consequences. And they suck. But if you keep voting the same way, the only things that are going to change are their net worth and your ability to live in any kind of comfortable way.
Derek Hunter is the host of a free daily podcast (subscribe!) and author of the book, Outrage, INC., which exposes how liberals use fear and hatred to manipulate the masses, and host of the weekly “Week in F*cking Review” podcast where the news is spoken about the way it deserves to be. Follow him on Twitter at @DerekAHunter.