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[–] Scotcheggs 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago  (edited ago)

People that allow themselves to sink so low that they are starving and helpless without food donation have a lot more problems than just being lazy or grifting. Without supplying them with basic aid they will just resort to crime and cause even more cost and problems than they do otherwise. In my country only severe criminals or drug addicts become homeless while some place like US if you lose your job or get an expensive illness you can become homeless. And people in the states wonder why they have the highest prison population and massive taxation that doesn't seem to benefit them in any way.

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[–] l23r 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I don't think it's a case of them "allowing themselves"

Nobody wants to go to a food bank. Hell, when I was in school I used credit cards at the grocery store - often buying the same sorts of things you find at the food bank - because I thought "if I'm 'well off' enough to have a credit card, then I don't really need the food bank" without really thinking that it's not normal to use a credit card to buy ramen noodles and tube meat.

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[–] The_Exodite 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Why is this only a thing now?

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[–] MrPim 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

In America at least it's due to fear of lawsuits. Someone gets sick from something and bam, a lawyer is made richer. idk about France. Pretty stupid really. A loaf of bread a day out of date isn't 'bad', maybe a little stale, but certainly edible.

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[–] l23r ago 

In Canada (I know it's not the US but...) lots of drop-in centres and food banks get their food via donations from farmers, local bakeries and other stores.

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[–] The_Exodite 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

The fuck? So the homeless can litigate but can't afford rent?

You make a solid point that I didn't think about but even use-by dates have a factor of safety.

This is why 50% of food, worldwide, goes to waste.

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[–] didntsayeeeee 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

Oh good, now the charities can throw it away instead.

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[–] HeavyBrain 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I dont know all the refugees despite having money and free meals storm the bigest charaity in germany so hard that there is nothing left for the really needy.

(local homless/low income population)