12-08-2021, 04:19 PM
(12-08-2021, 04:13 PM)Goalpost Wrote: A big issue is certainly drug use. Was it 100,000 people died in a year from drug use? I see people standing on the corner and a lot of that is from drug use. I think to myself, you know there are 20 locations within a few blocks, looking for workers.....but I think a lot of these people have done more than just drug use....they did some kind of petty theft to support their habit also....and that means they probably have some kind of police record which hurts their job chances. So I don't know what the answer is. We almost need a new idea with rehab centers to get people pointed in the right direction. Because standing on a corner doesn't fix things and I don't think me giving them a buck or two is solving the problem.
The opioid epidemic is a ***** nightmare right now. Appalachia is being decimated by it and there isn't nearly enough being done to help the issue.
As for the whole idea that it's petty theft or whatever, it isn't just that. When they are so hooked on these drugs they can't maintain a job most of the time. They become unreliable as employees by showing up late or not at all. When they are there, they can create a safety issue for themselves and others.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
