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		colonelspace on Aug 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – early results a... People are disenfranchised all over the United States, dying deaths of poverty, abuse, and alcoholism. Keeping the status quo seems very unethical.

DoreenMichele on Aug 2, 2023 [–]

The average life expectancy in the homeless population is estimated between 42 and 52 years, compared to 78 years in the general population.

https://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/health.html

We need to address our affordable housing crisis and stop acting like it's a personal problem.

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