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Old 07-31-2006, 06:16 PM   #7
Spexxvet
Makes some feel uncomfortable
 
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
The word hungry is completely misleading. That they are "hungry" implies that if they do not eat this food served in this park, they will not eat. This is totally false. They have food available to them, in shelters and soup kitchens and a variety of places. No one is denying them food. They are denying them a place to sit while they eat their food.
In this case, that's true. But if more people felt as Maggie does
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Originally Posted by MaggieL
I think that if "we" (what's this "we" stuff...got a mouse in your pocket? :-)) provide basic needs to folks, that's called socialism. You may think that's a good idea. I don't.
and got their way, the situation would be very different.
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