OpenResearch released the first results of the most comprehensive study on giving unrestricted cash grants to impoverished Americans. Researchers say it will flame both sides of the debate over welfare.
As someone well below the poverty level (thanks, social “security”), fucking DUH. Someone handed me 1k a month it would literally double my income and let me pay off debt, which would improve my situation substantially. Nobody in a shit situation barely making things work month after month is like “aw yeah, time for new clothes and a makeover for my #insta”. Anyone could have predicted that outcome.
Yes, “duh,” but this type of experimentation is important to PROVE the approach is sound. Tons of detractors claim/purport that UBI will result in people spending their “free” (not actually free) money on frivolous bullshit, and know we have data to the contrary.
Yes, but then ONE person is going to blow it on something stupid, post it online, and be the example for the justification for the entire program to be shut down.
As someone well below the poverty level (thanks, social “security”), fucking DUH. Someone handed me 1k a month it would literally double my income and let me pay off debt, which would improve my situation substantially. Nobody in a shit situation barely making things work month after month is like “aw yeah, time for new clothes and a makeover for my #insta”. Anyone could have predicted that outcome.
Yes, “duh,” but this type of experimentation is important to PROVE the approach is sound. Tons of detractors claim/purport that UBI will result in people spending their “free” (not actually free) money on frivolous bullshit, and know we have data to the contrary.
Yes, but then ONE person is going to blow it on something stupid, post it online, and be the example for the justification for the entire program to be shut down.
Anyone with a functioning brain could have predicted that outcome, but a lot of people have other predictions nonetheless.
Well, no, not nobody. There are some idiots out there.