My First Time Speaking at a Newark, NJ City Council Meeting

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摘要

TLDRJamar Youngblood, a Newark resident, addresses the city's challenges, particularly for those living in poverty. He identifies rising living costs, the disconnect between hard work and poverty alleviation, and ineffective spending on services as key issues. Youngblood proposes a transparency ordinance to track tax spending and a resolution to involve residents in budget decisions. He emphasizes the need for community engagement, especially from younger generations, to demand better governance and support candidates who prioritize the community's needs. His message is a call to action for residents to take control of their government and advocate for change.

心得

  • 👥 Jamar Youngblood speaks for Newark's 25% living in poverty.
  • 💰 Rising living costs are outpacing wages, pushing residents out.
  • 🔄 Hard work does not guarantee escape from poverty in Newark.
  • 📊 City spending on services is not yielding visible improvements.
  • 📝 Proposed transparency ordinance to track tax dollar spending.
  • 🗳️ Encourages Millennials and Gen Z to engage in local governance.
  • 🤝 Calls for businesses that reinvest in the community.
  • 📈 Advocates for a system that protects vulnerable residents.
  • 🔍 Similar transparency measures are used in other cities.
  • 📣 Urges community involvement to demand better from elected officials.

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    Jamar Youngblood, a Newark native, shares his personal story of growing up in poverty and highlights the challenges faced by 25% of Newark's residents living in poverty. He identifies three major issues: the rising cost of living outpacing wages, the lack of correlation between hard work and escaping poverty, and ineffective spending on youth and senior services. Youngblood proposes solutions, including establishing a uniform agreement for businesses to protect residents from exploitation, leveraging technology for transparency in city budgeting, and introducing an ordinance for residents to track tax dollar spending. He emphasizes the need for Millennial and Gen Z engagement in local governance to ensure a better future for Newark.

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视频问答

  • What are the main challenges facing Newark according to Jamar Youngblood?

    The main challenges include rising living costs, a lack of correlation between hard work and escaping poverty, and inefficient spending on youth and senior services.

  • What solutions does Jamar propose?

    He proposes a transparency ordinance to track tax spending and a resolution to give residents a voice in budget allocation.

  • How does Youngblood suggest improving community engagement?

    He encourages Millennials and Gen Z to get involved, stay engaged, and vote for candidates who prioritize community needs.

  • What is the purpose of the transparency ordinance?

    The ordinance aims to allow residents to easily search online and see how their tax dollars are being spent.

  • Where have similar ideas been implemented?

    Similar ideas are being used in places like Handover, New Hampshire, Jersey City, and New York City.

  • What does Youngblood say about the current economic system?

    He argues that the current system rewards the wealthy and fails to support vulnerable residents.

  • What is the significance of Article 1 Section 2 of the New Jersey Constitution?

    It states that the people control the government, emphasizing the need for community involvement in governance.

  • What does Youngblood want from the audience?

    He wants at least 3,000 residents to get involved and demand more from elected officials.

  • What is the overall message of Youngblood's speech?

    The message is a call to action for residents to engage in local governance and advocate for their needs.

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  • 00:00:00
    Jamar young
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    [Applause]
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    blooding good evening good
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    evening uh my name is Jamar Youngblood
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    I'm a proud nor native and Resident my
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    family has been in this city for
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    generations and I grew up moving from
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    war to war chasing Section 8 housing
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    with a single mother of six I shared
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    this because I'm here to speak for the
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    25% of newers living in poverty uh
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    despite my early challenges I was still
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    able to attend an ivy league university
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    for grad school where I studied how
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    local governments operate across the
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    world and I want to use this time to
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    discuss three major challenges facing
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    our city and three solutions to solve
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    them so here are the problems um in the
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    last 20 years the cost of living has
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    risen faster uh than wages which is
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    forcing uh Native raisin out of our city
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    and property taxes have increased
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    substantially during the same period
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    which adds more economic pressure on our
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    residents the second problem is that in
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    nor there's no correlation between hard
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    work and escaping poverty so while nkers
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    struggle to afford rent groceries and
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    health care of the wealthiest members of
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    our society continue to grow their
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    wealth not because they work harder but
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    because the system is structured to fun
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    wealth upward so our current system is
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    failing us so many residents um are here
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    in norc and I think we all know it so
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    lastly the city bu budget shows that we
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    are spending more on Youth and Senior
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    Services than ever before yet it doesn't
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    seem that the taxpayers are getting
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    their bank for their buck so the
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    question is if the money is being spent
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    why aren't the services improving so
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    here's some solutions we are often gas
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    lit and told that our economic system
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    would fix everything that the market
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    would balance itself and that the free
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    running economy would benefit everyone
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    but we all know that the market has no
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    conscience it does not care if single
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    mothers are struggling to pay rent or
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    seniors cannot afford their medication
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    so the market rewards the wealthy who
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    seek to extract everything they can from
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    the most vulnerable members of our
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    society so knowing this our elected
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    officials must evolve and I encourage
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    you all to rethink your role in
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    protecting residents and improving our
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    quality of life because many Outsiders
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    only see norc as an opportunity to grow
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    their wealth which is why we must
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    establish a uniform agreement for all
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    businesses that want to operate here
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    this will protect us from those looking
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    to exploit our city for their personal
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    gain setting clear expectations will
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    attract the right businesses to nor I'm
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    talking about the businesses that are
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    committed to reinvesting in our city and
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    growing alongside us I'm a tech
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    entrepreneur who has built projectss for
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    our city so when it comes to building a
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    trust and relationship between City Hall
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    and nework residents I know we can
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    leverage technology to keep residents
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    informed and engage because even with my
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    ivy league education navigating our city
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    budget is challenging well but one thing
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    is clear money has been allocated to
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    help residents but so many say that they
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    don't see the impact so before you all
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    leave office next year we ask that you
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    help us uncover where that money is
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    going so we can ensure that the tax
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    dollars are being used effectively and
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    with that said I am introducing to the
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    council the first version of an
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    ordinance and a resolution designed to
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    build trust between City Hall and the
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    residents of n uh the ordinance called
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    the four transparency ordinance will
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    allow residents to easily search online
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    and see how their tax dollars are being
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    spent and the resolution would give nor
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    residents a voice in deciding how some
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    of their tax dollars are allocated these
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    ideas are not radical because they're
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    already being used in places like
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    Handover New Hampshire where I attended
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    grad school they're also being used in
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    Jersey City and New York City we need to
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    catch up and we need to do it as soon as
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    possible and lastly this message is for
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    the Millennials and members of gen Z
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    here in North Article 1 Section two of
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    New Jersey Constitution states that the
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    people control the government so now
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    more than ever we need your energy to
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    put that principle to test if we want
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    nor to be a place where we all age
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    comfortably and provide our children and
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    grandchildren with opportunities to
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    better their lives we need at least
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    3,000 of you to get involved to stay
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    engaged and to demand more from our
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    elected officials so do your part by
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    voting and supporting candidates who
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    would fight to protect you from the
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    harms of our current economic system so
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    thank you all for your time time and I
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    would love to get this ordinance and
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    resolution to you all and if anyone in
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    the audience wants a copy I have an
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    extra thank you thank you for your
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    comments Sylvester if you can get a copy
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    of the ordinance thank you
标签
  • Newark
  • poverty
  • cost of living
  • transparency
  • community engagement
  • youth services
  • economic system
  • local government
  • advocacy
  • Millennials