I know there are people out there that make bad decisions financially and end up 'poor' as a result. Throwing money at them obviously might create a problem.
But there are thousands of people that would benefit from direct income much more than they would from the slew of social programs they might or might not have access too.
As a taxpayer, I am more than willing to give this a go. Like I said, pick out 500 people on federal scale, and try something like this.
Flash is right. If you give them $1,000/month, which basically amounts to rent....they might not cost the government $10,000/month instead. And over time they can hopefully work up the status ladder to the point where they don't need much help.
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