12-07-2025
Crime-ridden Democrat run cities like Milwaukee should adopt Giuliani model
Sadly, Milwaukee is becoming a food and pharmacy desert. The businesses give specious reasonings for closing down, but I bet the true reason is crime, especially shoplifting.
A lot of large American cities (and counties) are run by Democrats, and the tragedy is they refuse to adopt the Rudy Giuliani model, which is the 'broken windows theory.' Giuliani made New York into a safe city and saved the city from bankruptcy. Tourism exploded.
I would love to tell the folks who whine and express anger that they brought their dilemma on themselves via their votes. It's their fault; the businesses are not evil. I can only think of one Democrat that followed the Giuliani model, and that was former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. Crime dropped further.
It's an American tragedy that our large cities are crime ridden, fiscal messes and losing population. It doesn't have to be.
Earl Orlebeke, Waukesha
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