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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: cosmicforce who wrote (1566)10/8/2000 12:05:32 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 10042
 
When I went to Berkeley there were men living in the bushes at the university. They stank, they talked to themselves, and they were very clearly mentally ill. These men weren't making the same kind of "choice" to be homeless that you or I would make. You can say the same thing about the drug and alcohol addicted homeless. There are few treatment centers available, the waiting lists are long, and that assumes the homeless person is well enough to recognize they need treatment.

There is a very real tension here, between societies need to treat people compassionately who cannot care for themselves, and the autonomy we are granted by the constitution. I don't know where the balance is- but certainly taking the approach that they need to get out of their boxes and get a job is just silly.
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