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This honestly rubs me the wrong way. I have very close friends who mightily struggle financially but they are always just outside the threshold for assistance.
by rightlane 7mo ago
This honestly rubs me the wrong way. I have very close friends who mightily struggle financially but they are always just outside the threshold for assistance. Basic statistics don't capture the people who are barely making it or living on debt.
The appeal to me of UBI was always that it was highlighting that everyone needs their basic needs met. The moderately paid worker barely making rent in SF needs the money as much as anybody but would never pass a means test.
- bombcar 7mo agoIt sounds harsh and mean, but banning unsecured credit cards outright would probably help tons of people in the long run.
- codinghorror 7mo agoit's "yes, and". Help those people who are selling their blood to buy happy meals first. I am not exaggerating. I wish I was. Check out the book "$2.00 a day: Living On Almost Nothing in America" for so much evidence. Disclaimer: I know the author now. Because I have to. It's related to the work we're doing. https://www.google.com/search?q=%242+a+day%3A+living+on+almost+nothing+in+america https://www.google.com/search?q=%242+a+day%3A+living+on+almo... Beyond that, maybe SF really is too expensive a place to live in.
- bombcar 7mo agoI think too many people (especially here, but it's understandable) think poverty just is "barely making rent". Oh, that's the rich poverty! There are so many layers below that where it ceases to be poverty and starts being something else entirely, an entire alternate system of bartering and deals and staying alive day to day.
- micromacrofoot 7mo ago> The moderately paid worker barely making rent in SF needs the money as much as anybody You should look into how not true this is. Financial strain is not financial insecurity.