zephyreks comments on UBI Cash Payments Reduced Homelessness, Increased Employment in Denver

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago (3 children)

It's not like it's that expensive to determine who's homeless because they don't have money. Solving homelessness isn't a single golden bullet.

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[+] i_understand@mastodon.social 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

They gave the money to people living on friends couches. That is not exactly homeless but was considered a roommate at one time. Ubi is universal. It is in the name. Give it to every person regardless of status and see how effective it is compared to the money spent. I bet it is a poor return.

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[–] i_understand@mastodon.social 1 point 3 years ago

Pretty much they're giving money to people who are most likely to be transitionally homeless and then claiming success even though most if not all of the participants wouldn't be homeless after a year anyway.

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