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Originally Posted by Digitalis  Yes they should just give them more tax dollars and let them fix the problem.
Even the construction workers knew better than that.  |
Riiiiight, cause that's EXACTLY what I said, right?
When in my post did I state that more tax dollars should be collected for this issue?
You do realize that allotting the police more powers to arrest, and detain drug addicts in jail, also costs huge tax dollars? Based on your logic, that would also be a further appropriation of tax dollars to the problem.
What I've been saying is that American law enforcement and the DEA need to take a fundamental look at how they view the war on drugs. It simply isn't working, and is a massive waste of money.
Instead of vilifying a drug user, as this documentary does, why not appropriate dollars in a better way to rehabilitate these people? This ridiculous no tax, libertarian mentality does not work, plain and simple. I've traveled through the States and I see the same thing in their major cities, abject poverty of the likes one would see in third world countries.
You simply do not see the same level of poverty in major cities within Canada due to our social safety net. Yes we pay more taxes, but I would much prefer a safer and more ethical society than the likes I see in a lot of these American cities, it's damn depressing. I always feel a sense of unease in Seattle whenever I enter that city, I find myself wanting to get the fuck out of there as soon as I can. I can't explain it, the city has a bad energy, it just feels sad.
Many of these people on the street, you don't know their stories. Any one of us can end up in the same predicament as them, working in corrections taught me that from my dealings with some of these folks. One bad decision, one major bump in life can easily result you in such circumstances.
We are all connected as human beings in this society, learn to carry some more compassion for these people, and better yourself as a person.
On a side note, we were at Calabash last night for drinks and dancing, and inevitably I ended up walking the DTES looking for a damn cab home @ 2 AM for about 40 minutes. As usual, I never felt any sense of danger on unease from the people around me. I would definitely not feel that same way walking areas of Seattle at night.
If the price on that means more taxes, I'll take it.
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