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"How should we spend it?" Give people money. Unfortunately, you could only do this effectively on a national level. In San Francisco, $40k isn't even enough to
by nyghtly 8y ago
"How should we spend it?"
Give people money. Unfortunately, you could only do this effectively on a national level. In San Francisco, $40k isn't even enough to cover cost of living.
You could also give people housing vouchers, but you need to have available affordable housing for that to work.
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/how-expensive-is-san-francisco-2015-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-expensive-is-san-francis...
- nradov 8y agoGiving people money can work well for those who are just down on their luck, but it's pointless and counterproductive for those who are addicted and/or seriously mentally ill. Those people need active interventions, not passive hand outs.
- nyghtly 8y agoThen offer them treatment as well, but the fact remains that being poor with a substance use disorder is worse than having money with a substance use disorder. Let me ask you this: if someone doesn't have money, how do they get drugs? Refusing help to people with substance use disorder is a form of toxic moralizing that does nothing to help them.