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		SixSigma on Oct 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New Findings from War on Poverty: Just Give Cash Except giving drug users.cash stops them burglarizing and robbing.

aianus on Oct 18, 2015 [–]

Or you could just give them safe drugs for 1/100 of the cost. 99% of the price of drugs is compensating criminals for risk.

SixSigma on Oct 18, 2015 | [–]

Yes, I would advocate that.

I meant really that being clean shouldn't be a precursor

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