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> Is this article arguing that poverty is never a result of bad personal decisions? No I think this article is arguing that ending bad personal decisions (if a
by carlob 7y ago
> Is this article arguing that poverty is never a result of bad personal decisions?
No I think this article is arguing that ending bad personal decisions (if at all possible) will not significantly affect poverty, but a safety net will.
Another interesting topic, which is not mentioned in the article, is how poverty causes bad personal decisions.
- SubiculumCode 7y agoI have an analogy. A poor guy lives on a cliff. He is a careful man and watches his steps, being only human, he missteps and falls to his death. A better off guy can afford a house further from the cliff, and can even to put up a fence. Just like the poor man, he makes missteps once in a while, but the cliff is far away, and continues to live. In this wealthy country, there is no reason for anyone to have to live near a financial cliff where ordinary mistakes or bad luck will devastate you. It is not productive. It hurts economic growth and is, in my opinion, immoral. A universal income would allow us all live a little further from the cliff, and not punish you for managing to build your home further away.