OPINION: I'm a Seattle native and 'equity' is destroying my once beautiful, thriving city
, blamed on the high cost of living instead of lenient drug policies and rising mental illness – the true culprits – have ravaged neighborhoods, intersections and public parks. Equity is based on the false premise of equal outcomes – not equality of opportunity or equality under the law – whereby resources are seized from one group and given to marginalized or preferred groups. At the grocery store recently, I saw laundry detergent, toothpaste and other necessities behind lock and key.
Health equity is why drug addiction is being normalized with harm reduction strategies, like free needles and free naloxone – medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Instead of freebies, the government could compel life-saving treatment. Things have gotten so dire the medical examiner’s office is struggling with how to store dead bodies, said Seattle-King County Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan, recently.
A rainbow sticker packed with combined symbolism is prominently displayed in the window of a primary care clinic in an upscale Seattle neighborhood.
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