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Spencer Pratt claims L.A.’s homeless will move to Seattle if he’s elected. That city’s mayor responds (www.latimes.com)

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson pushed back against a claim by Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt that if he’s elected, L.A.’s homeless population would move to Seattle to take advantage of that city’s drug laws.

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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Anything that is addictive, compulsive, and destructive can exacerbate or be a root cause of homelessness.

You can literally smoke cigarettes until you can't afford a house anymore.

But you are right, it's not really a cause, and that is why I put it so far down on the list.