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Subject:	Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:19:27 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote: > > On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:48:49 GMT, "John DiRienzo" > <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote: > > > I live in a city. You must be right, I am blind, because I have never > > seen a child without a home here. They must hide very well. > > If you don't look, you won't see them. I've seen homeless children > _here_. In the Netherlands. Where there are charities _and_ > government-sponsored institutions _galore_ to mtake care of them. And your point is? I think you're just proving the contention that no system is perfect. I also have to say that the only "homeless" children I have ever seen in the US have been being served by homeless shelters. I have never seen a child sleeping under a bridge (though I'm sure that it happens occaisionally). Now either you spend a lot more time in areas where homeless are likely to hang out, or the Netherlands has a bigger problem than the US. I have to admit that I'm not qualified to make a judgement, but do think about the possibility that your system with more government aid for the needy creates a society which is less able to help them (or produces more needy people). -- Frank Filz ----------------------------- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com

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		Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
(...) My point is that john is wrong, with corroborating evidence. (...) I spend a lot of time in areas the homeless are likely to hang out. It's called the inner city. Look at the statistics sometime - the US has a bigger problem, on average. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
(...) If you don't look, you won't see them. I've seen homeless children _here_. In the Netherlands. Where there are charities _and_ government-sponsored institutions _galore_ to mtake care of them. Denying reality won't make it go away. Jasper (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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