> We as a society should expend energy and resources fixing this problem at its root This raises an interesting question: what is the root (I'm genuinely askin

> We as a society should expend energy and resources fixing this problem at its root This raises an interesting question: what is the root (I'm genuinely asking)? It seems like a hard question along the lines of "what makes people mentally ill?". While I'm against permanent welfare, I wouldn't mind if my taxes went to curing these people and making sure they become functioning, productive members of society. I don't really know how or if we can do that.