Espiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 year agoDenver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down16
arrow-up1333arrow-down1external-linkDenver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.www.businessinsider.comEspiritdescali@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarecentof@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoWould you ask that if it came to the defense budget? I would rather the government spent its money on directly helping citizens rather than only giving it to the military industrial complex.
minus-squareMelllvar@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThe defense budget doesn’t purport to be a replacement for capitalism.
minus-squarecentof@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNeither does a UBI. It merely claims to help people improve their life. You’re the one bringing capitalism into this.
Would you ask that if it came to the defense budget?
I would rather the government spent its money on directly helping citizens rather than only giving it to the military industrial complex.
The defense budget doesn’t purport to be a replacement for capitalism.
Neither does a UBI. It merely claims to help people improve their life.
You’re the one bringing capitalism into this.