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Re:We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed... by donkey_brains on Thursday December 25, 2025 @07:40AM (#46384064)
Ah, brilliant plan. Before governments there were no homeless. Maybe now we can have a for-profit corporation take care of homeless services to really squeeze all the efficiency out of the system. Just like they did for the prisons.
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Re:We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed... by cogman10 on Thursday December 25, 2025 @08:23AM (#46384262)
Imagine how much more efficient churches could be at taking care of the homeless if their tax burden was reduced! Oh, they don't pay taxes? Weird.
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Re:We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed... by toenail on Thursday December 25, 2025 @09:46AM (#46384704)
Right, before governments you could just build a hut anywhere you wanted.
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Re:We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed... by squigz on Thursday December 25, 2025 @12:26PM (#46385762)
Well... if you had the tools, and skills, and very likely some help, and the willpower to "just build a hut"

Also, how long ago was "before governments"?

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