pussywillow wrote:

> <sf> wrote in message ...
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>>On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:46:21 GMT, Orlando Enrique Fiol
> wrote:
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>>>sf wrote:
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>>>>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.
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>
> Hmmm, perhaps there should be drug kitchens too.
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>
What do you think a methadone clinic is?