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the Big Issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue was created to give genuinely homeless people self respect
by librasteve 2y ago
the Big Issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue was created to give genuinely homeless people self respect … a magazine they can sell rather than just beg for cash
sadly this great idea has been infiltrated in the UK by trafficked individuals under the command of modern slavers … there seems to be no action from the authorities or the press to stop this and bring the gang bosses to justice
- tweetle_beetle 2y agoDo you have a source for this story? First I've heard of it and interested to know more
- krona 2y agoIt's a form of respectable begging, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that it would eventually be exploited by entire families of professional beggars who come thousands of miles to use the magazine as a prop alongside their wheelchairs and dogs. If you want to see this in action, walk around the financial districts of London at lunchtime.
- tweetle_beetle 2y agoA professional beggar, as you describe it, has little to do with modern slavery, as mentioned by the grandparent comment.
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- MrSkelter 2y agoThis is the rote response to anything designed to help homeless people. That it’s being exploited and is therefore unworthy of support. However we seem fine with businesses and individuals exploiting the tax code and banking system without making claims we should simply abandon commerce. Any system with value will attract a degree of exploitation. It’s proof of its worth, not evidence of it’s irrelevance.