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UBI also is the quintessential unraveling of the social safety net, instead of health care, we'll just give you a stipend in the mail and hopefully its sufficie
by posguy 10y ago
UBI also is the quintessential unraveling of the social safety net, instead of health care, we'll just give you a stipend in the mail and hopefully its sufficient.
Addicts of all types, whether it be to drugs, gambling, a pyramid scheme or schemes, or any number of other things have to make the choice to change. All anyone besides themselves can do is encourage change. A dear friend of mine is in for $1k a month with a "MLM", and just started to have a come to jesus that he has thrown away upwards of $35k on Wake Up Now, Avon, etc. Its the same as another friend of mine who is hooked on smoking (despite it killing his father not 5 years ago), similar mental barriers/processes.
- sharemywin 10y agoI don't real equate smoking the same as gambling or hard drugs. Yes, they aren't good and you can lose a lot/all but they are a few $100s a month habits. Hard drug/gambling addictions will take all your money. If don't believe me ask your self would you loan a smoker 10k?(probably depends on there credit/employement) how about a gambling/mlm addict? how about a heroin addict?
- posguy 10y agoGenerally you'll get the same results, given the same conditions wrt employment. I've employed heroin addicts before, and its the same trust but verify type deal as a smoker or a gambler. Similar to a gambler, don't expect to be able to get ahold of them outside business hours.