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That is quite the bit of straw manning! I'm simply asking how anybody would propose to solve the problem even given the unreasonably simple scenario of absolute
by indubitable 9y ago
That is quite the bit of straw manning! I'm simply asking how anybody would propose to solve the problem even given the unreasonably simple scenario of absolute power and no economic considerations. Even in this 'toy scenario', nothing really seems particularly viable.
One major problem you'll have with comparing other nations (or even states) is genetic issues. The exact heritability of addiction is not clear, but the fact that it has a heritability that ranges from significant to extremely significant [1] is clear. As always, not all people are the same.
[1] - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02213.x/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008....
- lostlogin 9y agoAre you arguing the American type of poverty is unique and because of addiction it’s too hard to try? That linked article suggests that there may be a genetic component to addiction. So? There is a well established link between income and addiction too, between inequality and addiction as well as between education level and poverty, and between addiction and education. Things are connected. Is the American situation really so unique and special that nothing can be done? There are some pretty concrete examples in the article of things that would make a massive, positive change that would last generations (eg, build a sewer). It’s not all hard.
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- indubitable 9y agoI'm not really arguing anything. As I said, I see no answer so I certainly don't have any side. I'm discussing homelessness more than poverty, though. The issues which leave one homeless and those which leave one in poverty, but still living under your own roof, are quite different. The former has a strong link to addiction and other such issues, not so much in the former.