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If you give money directly to people it disrupts the power system. It gives people options if they suddenly have money that isn’t tied to work. By giving it to
by themagician 7y ago
If you give money directly to people it disrupts the power system. It gives people options if they suddenly have money that isn’t tied to work. By giving it to companies first you maintain the system of wage slavery that exists for the ~50% who live paycheck to paycheck.
- koolba 7y agoDo you really think that giving the same amount of money directly to consumers has any chance of providing a solution that will outlive the hand out period? The rationale of the PPP is to help out businesses forced to close during lockdown so that they’re (hopefully) around to employ people when the lockdown ends. Direct cash might seem more effective in the short run, but it falls apart once the payout period ends. If anything it’d lead to people being less likely to find sustainable work as the null option would be higher valued.
- ejstronge 7y agoI have to say that yours and the parent comment seem to espouse similar points (despite coming from different ideological perspectives). One of the explicit goals of PPP is providing wage support, after all.
- themagician 7y agoYou don’t want to give them the option. You don’t want people to realize how bad they may have it or that their is any other solution. You don’t even want them to be able to think about it. That is why we don’t give money directly to people unless it’s a last resort to prevent civil unrest.