this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2024
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A Boring Dystopia
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I'd imagine they were meaning to refer to the practice of foster "parents" signing up to take in kids in order to receive money money every month that they use mostly as personal income for themselves while neglecting the kid. Cuz yeah, adoption is very different.