On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:46:21 GMT, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>And armed guards to protect them. There's a reason why decent
>>groceries and other retail businesses are not near public housing
>>projects.
>
>See my other post. When people need or want things they can't afford,
>they often resort to theft. Grocery stores would have to be subsidized
>so that their merchandise was consistently affordable or even free to
>the poorest people in greatest need.
>
People in America are not that poor. Drugs are at the root of the
problem, not poverty. Drug dealers don't barter, they deal in cold
cash. People steal to get money to buy drugs. If they receive
welfare, their priority is drugs not food. Even so, stealing food
isn't a necessity here in America. All they need to do is show up at
a soup kitchen and they are fed. There is NO valid excuse to steal
food in this day and age.


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