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People always say "don't give the homeless money because they'll just spend it on drink/drugs" (www.bigissue.com)

submitted 3 days ago by DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Yet a study that involved giving homeless people money without strings attached showed that most spent it on things to improve their future, like buying a used car, paying off debt, pursuing education, starting a business and getting a home. There were no adverse outcomes for any of the participants.

But still our society will judge the homeless and make out they're all feckless addicts who can't be trusted with help.

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[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Also, If you're addicted to certain hard drugs, going cold turkey can literally kill you. So you literally need to spend part of your money on drugs. In that case it seems hypocritical not to want them to spend your money on drugs. "Okay, your rehab starts in two weeks and I don't want you to die tonight, so please buy the minimum amount of drugs you need for today, but do it with someone else's money. Please spend my money on a healthy smoothie instead."