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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
Not to re-launch this discussion too much, but as this came across my screen I thought that I would plunk it down here.
Study done solely on the homeless, with one set payout of $7500. There seemed to be a fair share of abuse, but the amount of people who simply and immediately spent it on getting a place to stay was eye opening. Once they had their own place, the drop in consumption of alcohol, drugs and cigarettes went down significantly.
A UBI might not be economically feasible, but a yearly 'chance in hell' payment of $7500 for people making under $50K, $5000 for under $75K and $2500 for people under $100K, might make a pretty significant change in social program costs and crime rates.
Anyway. It's nice to see a positive study.
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There are quite a few studies that have shown that some kind of housing support leads to positive results.
Whether that is in the form of rent support, mortgage payments, free housing, etc....I think it would help a lot.
Having a place to stay as you are trying to climb out of poverty or the lower class would be massive.