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Pete Buttigieg
Will he be the next democratic candidate for president?
He’s a Neo-Socialist and his policies have had a clear impact on South Bend, IN
“When Pete Buttigieg joined the presidential race, he was the relatively obscure young mayor of South Bend, Indiana. But a few savvy observers noticed that his father, a retired literary critic, was quite well-known. In fact, Joseph A. Buttigieg was internationally renowned for his authoritative translations of Antonio Gramsci, Italy’s most enduring Marxist intellectual.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/buttigieg-gramsci-indiana-president/
“24/7 Wall St. created an index with measures in nine categories - crime, demography, economy, education, environment, health, housing, infrastructure, and leisure - to identify and share the country's worst cities to live in, which includes South Bend, Indiana.
Coming in at number 40, 24/7 Wall St. found that
South Bend is one of the
most dangerous cities in
the U.S.,
with 1,012 violent crimes in the city for every 100,000 residents in 2016, which is more than double both the state and national crimes rates of 405 incidents and 386 incidents per 100,000.”
More findings:
• Population: 102,442
• Median home value: $77,400 - less than half the national median home value of $205,000
• Poverty rate: 24.7%
• Pct. with at least a bachelor's degree: 24.1%
https://patch.com/indiana/south-bend/south-bend-one-worst-cities-live-study-finds
South Bend, Indiana
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-South-Bend-Indiana.html
https://www.therealstreetz.com/2016/04/12/south-bend-gangs-hoods
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/indiana/dangerous-places-in
https://latinostudies.nd.edu/assets/95340/original/student_brief_2.3_gangs.pdf