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And even more cynically, many poor people will prioritize cigarettes and alcohol above food and shelter

• ramzyo 7y ago
  Do you have a source to back up this assertion - in particular “many poor people?”
  • posixplz 7y ago
    The streets of San Francisco and Seattle.
  • turk73 7y ago
    Yes, far too many experiences with these types of people than I wish to even re-count. Every deadbeat has money for booze but not for feeding their kids or paying the bills.
• angry_octet 7y ago
  You don't even need to be a cynic -- when you're addicted, the addiction comes first. First, before food, sleep, shelter, family and health. The idea of giving cash is, frankly, asinine. The objective is not to increase the recipients spending power, but to reduce health problems population wide, reducing expensive medical interventions and productivity-draining disability.