Sure. Until landlords realize they can raise their rent without losing tenants. Or insurance companies. Or grocery distributors. I doubt this works without other laws and policies needing to go into effect beforehand.
KillingAndKindess
joined 2 years ago
Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled.
Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled.
It would be good to know how this works on a larger scale. Like, everyone in a city or county having UBI and watching to see what society and the local economy as a whole does in response.
Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled.
If capitalism must persist, then this is the most reasonable suggestion. And it will persist so long as everyone is distracted or run down enough to lack the hope for change.
Sooooooooo fucking true.
Also, Kindness =/= Niceness
I chortled harder than I have in a while, thanks mate
I yeeted myself out of west texas last year for the same reason.
It was worth it enough to me that I left with no money or job and just a car.
Yes... the entity you are spending money with will not know your name (unless they need to due to transaction issues etc.)...but the transaction units entirety is recorded with your name and the business the money was sent to.
In theory I wouldn't care if it was normal and a necessity, but, prefer my bed to be to myself and my partner, as well as my room. Not cause of what the children might think, but because I like not having anyone else there. So good riddance to that.
Well, I for one am glad we have left that particular detail in the past more or less.
Bed, Or room?
And measure that was temporary from the very beginning, yet still resulted in contributing to increases in the cost of living everywhere.