WOW. Some very harsh Merkin opinions here.
Two countries divided by a gulf of immense proportions.
Yes, $500 is a LOT.
But for goodness sake, these are PEOPLE we are talking about. Sentient cratures? You know? Dogs & whales & cows & all that shite... No, people. Your States don't like them killed by abortion, but is happy for them to die of hypothermia?
Sheesh.
Get a school to sponsor a hobo.
Buy them a $500 shelter. Keep them in the drug of their choice. After all, humans are so important. Oh, I forgot, some of your States like to kill them too.
PS - we're rubbish re the homeless too, so I'm not trying to take the moral highground. But at least we have the Big Issue
