Here we go again — another Democrat-run city treating taxpayer money like it’s an unlimited ATM with no receipt required. While Denver’s streets swarm with tents, needles, and human misery, the mayor’s office can’t even be bothered to assign one single person to track where nearly $200 million is going. “Missing” $20 million isn’t an accounting error; it’s the predictable result of progressive governance: hand out blank checks to NGOs, consultants, and friendly nonprofits, then act shocked when nobody can find the money.

This isn’t compassion — it’s a grift machine. The same cities that lecture us about “equity” and demand endless funding somehow never manage basic oversight when the checks clear. Meanwhile, working families in Colorado get crushed with sky-high taxes, insurance premiums, and housing costs so the political class can play virtue-signaling games with other people’s money.

Time to stop the madness. Real solutions don’t come from bigger budgets and zero accountability — they come from demanding results, auditing every dime, and holding these officials personally responsible. Taxpayers aren’t cash machines for Democrat slush funds. Enough is enough.