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Mar 2006
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Jul 22, 2006, 01:18 PM
Local time: Jul 22, 2006, 10:18 AM
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The problem with combatting poverty, vagrancy and all of the resulting issues boils down to a simple sociological principle known as "NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard)."
Yeah, a lot of people donate money to charities, but that really doesn't mean jackshit. If they really wanted to help these people instead of trying to corral them into shelters and such, they would open up their businesses, or donate their own effort (which is often worth more than your money) to helping these people become self-sufficient again.
Personally, I don't see why vagrancy is such a big legal issue. So, they don't live in a concrete box like the rest of us do. We pay taxes so that we have public facilities, for all citizens to use. Not all of us pay the same amount, does that mean we should start providing preferential services to those who pay more? (I'm not saying that doesn't happen, now, but it's not based on anything written in law)
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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