Ngonyaka odlule uMkhandlu weDolobha lasePhiladelphia, ePennsylvania waphasisa umthetho ngevoti elivumelana ngazwi linye lokusungula i- I-Philadelphia Public Financial Authority, ibhange lomphakathi eliphethwe yidolobha elizohlinzeka ngemalimboleko nezinye izindlela zokusiza ngezezimali kumaqembu omphakathi namabhizinisi amancane asezindaweni ezintulayo lapho imithombo evamile yosekelo lwezezimali ingatholakali noma ikhawulelwe kanzima. Nakuba amabhange amakhulu, anezinkampani ezihwebayo evale iminyango yawo kubaboleki abancane, abahola kancane futhi enqaba ukutshala imali emiphakathini entulayo, amanye amabhizinisi amancane, ikakhulukazi amabhizinisi aphethwe yidlanzana kanye namaqembu omfelandawonye, โโasezisungulele wona ukuze avale igebe ekuhlinzekeni ngezimpahla. kanye nezinsizakalo ngenani elithengekayo kubahlali bomphakathi wabo. Umgomo we-PPFA wukufukula umnotho wendawo emiphakathini entulayo ngokuxhasa amabhizinisi amancane, ikakhulukazi imifelandawonye yomphakathi, ukuze athathe isikhundla sobungxiwankulu obudla lubi osebucekele phansi omakhelwane nemiphakathi ngokucindezela abantu abampofu kuwo wonke ama-nickel ne-dime abangayithola. izandla phezu.
Ngeshwa, naphezu kokugunyazwa cishe ngazwi linye nguMkhandlu Wedolobha, iMeya yamanje yasePhiladelphia uJim Kenney wenqabile ukusebenzisa lo mthetho omusha. Esikhundleni sokusebenzisana ngendlela eyakhayo namalungu oMkhandlu weDolobha aseka ibhange eliphethwe umphakathi kanye nokusebenzisa umthetho omusha ngendlela enomthwalo wemfanelo neyongayo, iMeya ivele yakhetha ukuwuziba sengathi awukaze uphasiswe. Kwaba sobala ukuthi ngaphandle kweMeya entsha enenqubekela phambili futhi eyeseka i-PPFA, ngeke kwenzeke.
Ngenhlanhla yamabhange omphakathi jikelele kanye ne-PPFA ikakhulukazi, iDolobha lase-Philadelphia lizobamba ukhetho kulo nyaka lweMeya, uMlawuli weDolobha, kanye namahhovisi amaningana anethonya kwezombusazwe azobaluleka kakhulu ukuze iMeya entsha iwusebenzise ngempumelelo lo mthetho omusha. Amaqembu nezinhlangano eziningi eziqhubekayo sezihlolile abantu abazongenela ukhetho oluyisisekelo lweDemocratic Party ngoMeyi 16. Uma kubhekwa umkhawulo omkhulu amaDemocrat anawo ezinombolweni zokubhalisela ukuvota, kuyiqiniso eliseduze ukuthi noma ubani odla umhlanganiso uzowina uwonkewonke. ukhetho ngoNovemba.
Amaqembu nezinhlangano ezehlukene ezithuthukayo zibambe iqhaza kakhulu emjahweni weMeya, kanye noMlawuli weDolobha kanye noMkhandlu weDolobha. Abaningi, uma kungebona abaningi abakhethiwe, baye bagunyaza i-PPFA futhi bazibophezela ukuthi bazowusebenzisa lo mthetho. Abanye abebengenele ukhetho lokuba yiMeya, njengamalungu oMkhandlu weDolobha, bebewuvotele lo mthetho. Njengelungu loMkhandlu Wedolobha omunye wabaqokelwe ukuhola iMeya, UHelen Gym, akagcinanga ngokuvotela i-PPFA kodwa ugunyazwe yiMeya ngabaningi amaqembu anenqubekela phambili anethonya, ikakhulukazi Philly Neighborhood Networks ebihlela abasebenzi bomkhankaso ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane nasezitaladini. Uma uHelen Gym ewina i-primary Democratic, cishe ngeke abe ngowesifazane wokuqala kuphela kodwa abe ngowokuqala wase-Asia waseMelika ukuba abe yiMeya yasePhiladelphia.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ngekusasa lebhange lomphakathi lase-Philadelphia ukugunyazwa nokusekelwa kwabaqokelwe ukuba yimeya nomkhandlu azinikele esidlangalaleni ukuthi bazowusebenzisa umthetho osungula i-PPFA, ephuma kumfelandawonye wezinhlangano ezithuthukayo, zomphakathi nezomakhelwane. Eqhulwini lomkhankaso webhange lomphakathi yi- I-Philadelphia Public Banking Coalition eye yafinyelela futhi yathola izimpendulo ezinhle cishe kubo bonke abaqokelwe ukungenela iMeya kanye noMkhandlu Wedolobha. Elinye iqembu elibalulekile elamukele amabhange omphakathi yi Iforamu Yabantu Ye-Philadelphia Nje, umfelandawonye wezinhlangano eziningana ezigcizelela ukuthuthukiswa komphakathi nomakhelwane kubantu ababencishwe amathuba kanye namabhizinisi amancane adonsa kanzima.
Mhlawumbe iqembu elibaluleke kakhulu elizohlomula ebhange lomphakathi njenge-Philadelphia Public Financial Authority (PPFA) kungaba I-Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance. I-PACA iwumfelandawonye wamaqembu omakhelwane kanye namabhizinisi asebenzisanayo asiza izidingo zomphakathi wendawo, ehlinzeka ngezimpahla namasevisi kubantu ababencishwe amathuba kanye nokweseka amabhizinisi amancane, angenamali, ikakhulukazi aphethwe yidlanzana. I-PPFA izokwazi futhi ukuxhasa ngezimali ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yedolobha kanye nezinsiza zomphakathi, ikakhulukazi izikole ezingomakhelwane nezinye izakhiwo zomphakathi kanye nezinsiza zokusebenzela umphakathi. Njengommeleli oholayo ohola inqubekela phambili kaMeya, uHelen Gym useke i-PPFA njengendlela yokuhlinzeka ngezimali ngesithembiso sakhe sokuthuthukisa izikole, izakhiwo zomphakathi nengqalasizinda.
Kukhona abahlanu noma abayisithupha abangenele ukhetho kuMeya abasethubeni elihle lokuwina ukhetho. Kodwa-ke, uHelen Gym uthole ukwesekwa okukhulu ngemibono yakhe eqhubekayo kanye nenkolelo yokuthi i-Philadelphia idinga ukwenza intando yeningi emnothweni wayo ukuze kuzuze labo esikhathini esidlule abaye bancishwa amalungelo futhi banganakwa ukusungulwa kwezombusazwe. Ukweseka kwakhe ngokuqinile iPhiladelphia Public Financial Authority kube yingxenye ebalulekile yenkundla yakhe yomkhankaso, futhi kubo bonke abangenele ukhetho wenze konke okusemandleni ukugcizelela ukubaluleka kokubhanga komphakathi okungesinye sezizathu esenze ukuthi agunyazwe I-Philadelphia Public Banking Coalition, lo I-Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, lo Philly Neighborhood Networks, lo Iforamu Yabantu Ye-Philadelphia Nje futhi amanye amaqembu nezinhlangano eziningi ezithuthukayo. Elinye iqembu elagunyaza futhi lakhankasela i-Helen Gym Thola kabusha i-Philadelphia, eyahlelwa futhi yaholwa ngabasebenzi bangaphambili namavolontiya kaBernie Sanders ngo-2016.
Ukwengeza umfutho we-Helen Gym kanye ne-ajenda yakhe egxile emphakathini eqhubekayo
kufaka phakathi ukubhanga komphakathi wukugunyazwa kwakamuva komkhankaso wakhe yipolitiki kazwelonke kanye
abaholi bezishoshovu okuhlanganisa namaDemocratic Socialists UBernie Sanders no-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,
kanye noJane Fonda. Uma i-Helen Gym iwina i-primary ngoMeyi 16, eseya ngokuya iba ngaphezulu
cishe, kanye nokhetho lukazwelonke olwalandela ngoNovemba, maningi amathuba okuthi iPhiladelphia izokwenza
ube yisibonelo sesizwe sokuzuza ubulungiswa bezomnotho nezenhlalakahle ngokwakha kabusha kanye
ukwenza intando yeningi kumnotho wedolobha ukuze kuhlomule wonke umuntu, hhayi nje abambalwa ababenenhlanhla.
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