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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:08:05 GMT
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:19:27 GMT, Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> > On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:48:49 GMT, "John DiRienzo"
> > <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote:
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> > > 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?
My point is that john is wrong, with corroborating evidence.
> 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).
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.
Jasper
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