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"Basic income, basic housing, basic food, basic education, basic healthcare?" I am open minded about UBI, etc. However, it has occurred to me recently that we
by rsync 9y ago
"Basic income, basic housing, basic food, basic education, basic healthcare?"
I am open minded about UBI, etc.
However, it has occurred to me recently that we already have a decent experimental result with regard to:
"Basic income, basic housing, basic food, basic education, basic healthcare"
Poor white people in the rural United States have all of those things. Even the poorest of them have basic food, housing and education that we might consider "first world".
I notice that they aren't following their passions and climbing up to the peak of mazlows hierarchy.
Instead, the lack of self-determination and "purpose" causes a despair that drives them to substance abuse.
(apologies for the cascading UBI debate, below...)
- kakarot 9y agoAs someone who grew up a poor white person in the rural United States, what the heck are you talking about?
- RandomInteger4 9y agoI don't think you know what you're talking about. Most places that offer food or financial assistance do so in a manner that is detrimental to those receiving it, specifically due to sentiments like yours. Those in power with similar political mindsets as you purposely neuter the usefulness of these programs, making them difficult to obtain and then taking them away for arbitrary reasons at the most inconvenient of times, setting back those relying on them, probably while they're trying to become financially stabilized.
- rsync 9y ago" ... specifically due to sentiments like yours. Those in power with similar political mindsets as you purposely neuter the usefulness of these programs" The only sentiment I expressed was that I am open-minded about UBI. You have no idea what my political mindset is nor do you have any idea what my background is.
- pmiller2 9y agoI think you need to provide some sources for the statement that poor people have "basic food, housing, and education." Education, sure, in the form of public k-12 schooling (which is not always great, but certainly qualifies as 'basic'). But, food and housing? Let's forget about "white" for a second: tell me, where does an able-bodied, poor person get basic, safe housing, and food that's at least somewhat healthy to survive on? Are you talking about section 8 and food stamps? Because if that's what you're talking about, that's not really what I would consider fulfilling the role of "basic housing and food."
- mcbits 9y agoRural America has a similar kind of "brain drain" phenomenon as developing nations, although it might be more apt to call it "ambition drain" as there isn't the same artificial selection as with international migration. "Drain" is also a misnomer when the smart/skilled/ambitious emigrants had no constructive outlets for their abilities back home. Whatever it's called, people who want to leave usually can, even if it means they may end up homeless in Hollywood.