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digitaltreesyesterday at 10:26 PM0 repliesview on HN

You seem to be arguing that people are poor because they have mental health issues or are otherwise to blame.

The first article you site contradicts that position.

I would also argue that regardless of the cause, society should provide mechanisms to take care of people. Just like we don’t blame people for crop failures, hurricanes, fires or other catastrophic health issues, and instead have insurance, fire departments, etc. poverty is a consequence of social policies. We should strive to create social policies that have less inequality because they are more stable, safe and consistent with what everyone would want if they didn’t know what role they would occupy.