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Old 04-05-2023, 12:23 PM   #848
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Originally Posted by Doctorfever View Post
I would argue the exact opposite, that a marginal increase in income could be the difference between someone keeping their place and becoming homeless, although I do not have any statistics to back that up.

Well, you could look at what is the biggest contributor to homelessness and it’s probably losing your job. So maybe someone saved a few extra bucks because they weren’t paying taxes on their salary, then what? A short buffer to pay necessities, and then it’s the same end-result. Instead, if everyone’s taxes went to providing some services and benefits to those when they need it, since not everyone who is in a paycheque to paycheque situation will necessarily fall on those hard times.
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