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@joaopinheiro

True. But there are reasons that justify this petition. And here, in Portugal, we’ve had several cases that prove that such legislation is necessary.

I cant really speak to protugal honestly. There may be issues there im unaware of that need addressing. I can only speak to the narrative as it applies to most of the EU (the parts i have expiernce with which is a lot of it but not portugal) and the USA and a few other countries.

Maybe portugal has some unique issues here for usre.

I also think that we need fairer societies in which the difference between the rich and the poor decreases.

I think this is a well meaning but misguided (And ultimately harmful) goal. We shouldnt be trying to reduce the gap between poor and rich, that gap can be as large as it naturally will be, nothing wrong with that. What matters is the quality of life of the poorest, and the opportunity they have to get out of poverty. These are distinctly different from and large unrelated to disparity of wealth.

One of these days I was feeding my cat and thinking that I spend more money with his food than what millions of parents have to feed their kids. This is utterly unfair, IMHO. But it’s our reality. No one solves the problem and the situation is getting worse.

I agree there is an underlying problem to be solved there. But it isnt so much “cat food is too expensive” bur rather, if your struggling to afford cat food then clearly you havent been given the chance to be trained in marketable skills that would allow you to earn a better income.

The bigger issue is simply that the poor need to be given the means (and expected to do their part) to get out of poverty. Something society doesnt do well right now.