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Re:Finland provides housing and counseling to the homeless (... by kayodelycaon on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:18PM (#27951516)
This really isn’t funny or comparable. Unemploymed college graduates do not lack the capacity to do these things, they have a choice to do them or not do them.

People with mental health issues that compromise their ability to care for themselves don’t have a choice.

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Re:Finland provides housing and counseling to the homeless (... by AlexTWithBeard on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:27PM (#27951603)
Not funny, indeed, but how do we tell people who "can, but don't want" from those who want, but cannot care for themselves?
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Re:Finland provides housing and counseling to the homeless (... by kayodelycaon on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:11PM (#27952501)
In most cases, that’s fairly easy to tell by looking at their history, current living situation, and cognitive abilities.

Also, are those who are lazy really the majority case here? Or a straw man being used to justify ignoring the problem?

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