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I'm not sure what's wrong with "if you become a dangerous bandit, society doesn't welcome you". It's you who described the poor as bandits that are cheaper to p
by yummyfajitas 10y ago
I'm not sure what's wrong with "if you become a dangerous bandit, society doesn't welcome you". It's you who described the poor as bandits that are cheaper to pay off than protect ourselves from, not me.
I agree numbers matter, which is why I asked if you had a ballpark on them. I guess you don't?
- FussyZeus 10y agoWoah woah woah, back up a bit. I never once said that all poor people are bandits. I said that keeping people homeless who then in turn tie up emergency services (because they can't practice hygiene, eat properly or go to the doctor until they're on the edge of death) is more expensive that you'd think, and that when a number of homeless people live in a given area that it impacts property values, not to mention the image of the community. I'm not saying they're malicious about it, I'm saying that's what happens when you don't have access to basic services. This study shows that just giving people a home is not only vastly superior ethically, but helps these people get OUT of that situation and in many ways can be cheaper too.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoYou said we should "pay people to sit at home and not commit crime, start riots...". I'm asking whether paying the dane geld is really the most cost effective solution to this problem. I think we've now agreed that it's not actually a real problem, and probably just a post-hoc justification for what you really want to do?