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		chaostheory on Nov 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why one of America’s richest states is also its po... CA actually offers free bus passes for this. Well every state does - some like NY even offer plane tickets: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2017/dec/...

bvxvbxbxb on Nov 4, 2018 [–]

It's true but it's horrible. It's called homeless dumping, similar to hospital patient dumping. Pencil-pushers use it to play games with citizens they view as "liabilities," rather than as human-beings.

chaostheory on Nov 4, 2018 | [–]

I agree since it doesn’t solve the real problem. I commented on it in a separate thread below

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