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[โ€“] givesomefucks 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

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