π¨π¦βs wild these days.
- Money laundering capital of the world
- the global fentanyl βcommand & control centerβ
- home to transnational organized crime heads
- at least 1 in 7,800 residents are members of organized crimes.
How did this happen so fast?
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2/ first of all, most folks in π¨π¦ donβt realize how bad things are yet, theyβre just dealing with the consequences.
Soaring housing costs. Rising car thefts. Unaffordable housing, Overdoses in your hood. Violence in your streets.
All related.
3/ π¨π¦βs home prices soared in the mid-2010s due to laundering.
Fentanyl proceeds were washed in casinos, then layered w/housing. Itβs now called the Vancouver model.
Home prices surged since comps were skewed, & launderers WANT to pay more.
Is π¨π¦βs healthcare system failing due to socialism or capitalism?
Neither. The math is pretty clearβthis is just straight up greed, facilitated by crummy people.
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2/ first off, everyone forgets it's hard to be a doctor.
Most people can't finish a book.
A doctor in π¨π¦ is the result of a 13 year old who decides they'll top their class & do 12-years of post-secondary training to start their career.
Let this point REALLY sink in.
3/ I mean, really sink in. You're delusional if you think you could do it. I couldn't.
The folks in charge didn't need that training. Ontario elected a high school drop out (about to be re-elected). π¨π¦ elected a high school teacher.
People think π¨π¦ is lax on money laundering because itβs good for the economy. Nope.
Itβs so much worse. The lax enforcement turned into organized crime capturing π¨π¦. The legal system is now too scared to act. Seriously.
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2/ First off, letβs talk about how extensive π¨π¦βs organized crime (OG) problem is. The countryβs OG intel agency estimates 2,600 groups operate in the country.
Since a gang is 3 people or more, at minimum theyβre estimating 1 in 4000 adults are OC members.
3/ that means the ratio of OC to normal people is higher than the concentration of high school school teachers to people in Toronto.
Think about that for a secondβhow often do you see high schools across Toronto? Well, youβre more likely to see OC members than a teacher in one.