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22 voters
Housing
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Many in response to free shelter say that it’s unfair they worked hard for their home and we give it to someone else for free. But we do not deny children public education because earlier generations had less access to it. We do not deny medical advances because people once suffered without them. The fact that someone experienced hardship is not a reason everyone after them should do the same. A better future meant for everyone is not created at the expense of someone else’s harder past. The goa
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― The Price of Being Human
― The Price of Being Human
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Many critics of free shelter claim that every creature has always had to compete, gather resources, and secure its own food and shelter. But illness is natural, and we do not deny antibiotics. Drowning is natural, but we do not refuse rescue. The rule of the jungle does not apply to civilization.
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― The Price of Being Human
― The Price of Being Human
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