On Jul 27, 3:44�am, "pussywillow" > wrote:
> <sf> wrote in messagenews:u81o84t9puq8j14sct5shg3uho6rj2r9q4@4ax .com...
> > 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.
>
> Hmmm, perhaps there should be drug kitchens too.

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