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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
I oppose this measure, it will only make things worse for everyone in those communities, will add to the already sky-high costs of some of these programs, adding extra staff, etc.
Kevin, you have a good point, but I don't really think that adding more government programs on top of government programs that have already been "tweaked" by just about every congress since they began, will work to help fix said government programs. It just seems like more red tape that eventually people will find loopholes in/their way around.
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It'll save money on the one hand because you're right, folks will be turned away. On the other, it'll probably result in more crime and more homelessness as people aren't going to let themselves starve or go cold turkey.
It all depends on what you think welfare should be -- a hand up or a means to keep the poor fat dumb and happy. I think it should be the former. Further, I think this policy could really work if we were to adopt a Netherlands-style drug policy.