Posted on 12/20/2023 8:37:52 AM PST by fwdude
The money was given, “no questions asked,” but we somehow know how they spent the money.
Majorly bogus “study.”
That is the first thing that went through my mind. The second was maybe they did a survey after, and the people all told them what they wanted to hear. I mean, whose going to say that they blew it on drugs? Even more likely, they spent the universal income on appropriate stuff, and used the rest of their resources on drugs.
I wish they would try another approach. Instead of Universal income, they try UNIVERSAL JOBS with Universal income. You work, you get housing, medical care, and food as a minimum for 40 hours a week. Oh wait......you say if they did that they would already have that.....I guess it’s pointless then.
“who gets to decide what one’s abilities and needs are?”
You need to read the collected works of Karl Marx.
“The vanguard of the revolution” gets to decide.
Who gets to decide who they are?
They do!
Welfare can only provide so much. These people need jobs.
Money is fungible, isn’t it.
Nuff said.
“ Of course, who gets to decide what one’s abilities and needs are?”
Rich entitled politicians .
It’s for the common good of course.
They need those mansions in The Hampton to stay refreshed do they can help more common people .
This is the biggest bunch of BS ever printed!!! GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK!!!
They’re “homeless” people. Here in TN, our news critters now say, “the un-housed”. 😏
That’s not income, it’s giving away money for nothing.
Throw that word at a leftist and they'll give you a blank stare.
Economic illiterates all.
This “study” is of dubious use—”The participants self-reported how they spent the money.” There was no tracking of EBT type transactions. The conclusions were based on those self-reports, likely inaccurate and not easily verifiable data.
Regarding the cigarettes, most of the 2% of the $750 was spent on cigs. That’s $15. Sounds low, to me, that is, likely way under-reported, but it might be they spent their other money from other sources first and then spent the “basic income” for cigs, etc.
How many local stores, do you know of, which have been charged and convicted of buying welfare cards?!?
I can name twenty such places, in six different cities, in the State of Texas in the last 12 months!! And those are just the ones off the top of my head (these are the ones I have seen news stories covering welfare fraud)!!
This study is your typical “feel good” study...the foregone conclusions were going to line up perfectly with the intended results! This is them NOT including data, to make their data look “accurate”!
Indeed. We are talking about a population which has elevated grifting to a high art. If they would devote the time engaged in the talent of gaming the system to a legitimate endeavor, they would probably be quite successful.
The only way to track spending would be with some sort of EBT card. So the government knows what was bought, but that’s it. Welfare types buy normal everyday things with their EBT card and then sell it for a fraction of the cost. The cash is then used to feed their drug habit. To be fair, these welfare types could also be using the EBT card to buy actual necessities while using their other sources of income to buy their drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. $750 doesn’t go very far at the grocery store when you have a bunch of mouths to feed. These people are experts at gaming the system and the people running the program are either idealistic or they know the truth and don’t care.
Let's just say they are agenda driven.
If I understand, cards like those, including food stamps, are regularly sold for their cash value or less considering it’s, “free money” the recipient didn’t work for. SOMEONE spent them on necessities. It may not have been the original recipient.
From where did this money originate, a freewill offering by a generous donor?
Taxpayers have income removed from their incomes -- no questions tolerated.
I look at the bright side. Those who like to hand out other people's money to the homeless, especially like candy -- no questions asked -- can expect to end up homeless in hell -- no questions tolerated.
Wait, what kinda housing were these people able to afford for $750 a month in EITHER LA or SanFran?
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