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Originally Posted by ToewsFan
Funny how the people most against these types of initiatives argue that it's a waste of taxpayer money. Housing Canaidans most at-risk actually saves the taxpayer money, when all is factored in, and lets people with problems with mental health and substance abuse (the majority of the homeless population), focus on getting the help they need, instead of basic survival.
It's a win-win situation for all of Canada.
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I'm for basic income.
I'm not for this pilot project. Sell me on this pilot project where we find 4000 people and pay them a BI for 3 years (at the cost of 150 million dollars). What data are we hoping to obtain? What analysis could be done?
My opinion is this: Because no trade-offs are being assessed, this is literally just "Does free money improve outcomes?" The answer to that is unequivocally YES.
What am I not seeing in terms of what is being studied with this pilot project as it is being presented?