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Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Not gonna happen!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

The government:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How is this The Onion-worthy?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I agree that this article doesn't really onion. There's definitely a potential spin to make this oniony, though: "Government eats cake as doctors urge it to combat Victorian diseases–inducing living situations"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Poverty or ignorance?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

probably a bit of both, but i imagine poverty is a large factor here