4 ms·
I generally think that people are pretty good at spending money on necessities, which may not be the necessities that others have or want. Universal basic servi
by SubiculumCode 6y ago
I generally think that people are pretty good at spending money on necessities, which may not be the necessities that others have or want. Universal basic services will likely mismatch resources with demand or need, and will thus be inefficient. A basic income is flexible and lets individuals choose where to use that resource. As a rapper once alluded, foodstamps don't buy diapers.
- munificent 6y ago> I generally think that people are pretty good at spending money on necessities There is actually a wealth of data that shows that poverty changes how brains functions and interferes with long term planning. > As a rapper once alluded, foodstamps don't buy diapers. True, but that's probably mostly a consequence of the fact that food stamps were created by the Department of Agriculture partially to address food production surpluses.
- SubiculumCode 6y agoThere is also a wealth of data showing government inefficiencies and poor effectiveness with blanket purchase policies. I still contend that the poorer will make better choices than a top-down provisioning system.