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From a purely selfish perspective, starving people are fucking dangerous.
It's in everyone's best interest that society ensures everyone has enough. Otherwise people are going to do what it takes to survive
This is what I always think about when lawmakers take punitive measures against homelessness and drug addiction, or higher theft/property crimes, as though it isn't abundantly clear why all of those things have increased.
San Francisco wants to drug test people applying for welfare