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Re:Investigating a ten-year-old estimate that “most social p... by zzzcpan on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:30PM (#14984498)
Yeah, it's shocking how inhumane this is. And how casually the op mentions it, like it's not a big deal.
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Re:Investigating a ten-year-old estimate that “most social p... by schneems on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:34PM (#14984530)
Am I "op" here? I live in America so it's all I've ever known.

Another example involving insulin: The client got free insulin but did not pick it up. It was only after a social worker dug into the issue found out the client did not have a fridge and so when picking up the insulin the pharmacist said "do you have a fridge", they said "no" and walked away. The social worker found a program with home depot to get a free mini fridge.

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Re:Investigating a ten-year-old estimate that “most social p... by woofyman on Thursday August 10, 2017 @05:37PM (#14984561)
The op was stating a fact. I didn't take it as "no big deal"
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