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It bums me out that people who need the most help in life receive the least
by brenden2 6y ago
It bums me out that people who need the most help in life receive the least
- toomuchtodo 6y agoHave you considered finding ways to channel those feelings into help for those who need it?
- brenden2 6y agoI do every day.
- ceejayoz 6y agoI've donated to organizations that pay bail for those who can't afford it and others that buy medical debts for pennies on the dollar in order to forgive them. It's both great to know "man, that dollar went a long way"... and still feels like a tiny drop in a very large bucket.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoProgress requires both short term tactical and long term strategic actions. Thanks to you and sibling comment for your efforts!
- cabaalis 6y agoI assume you're talking about RIP Medical Debt. As I've found success in the healthcare technology industry, they were IMO a good choice for a portion of a recent windfall. I recommend donating to them as well!
- lykr0n 6y agohttps://debtcollective.org/ https://debtcollective.org/
- refurb 6y agoWhat do you mean "receive the least"? Pretty much all the social programs we have target the poor, not the rich. The poor are the ones that receive the most.
- coliveira 6y agoThe only "social programs" that work in this country are the ones serving Wall Street. Socialism for the rich is a reality.
- jkaptur 6y agoPrograms that benefit richer people aren't framed as "social programs" and generally aren't saddled by Kafkaesque bureaucracy and scrutiny. Compare the sheer toil of using food stamps vs using the mortgage tax deduction.
- pmiller2 6y agoForget mortgage interest deductions. Take a look at cash back rewards cards. Cash-using households ultimately end up transferring money to card-using households this way, because merchants don't usually set higher prices for card users to compensate for fees. See https://www.bostonfed.org/publications/public-policy-discussion-paper/2010/who-gains-and-who-loses-from-credit-card-payments-theory-and-calibrations.aspx https://www.bostonfed.org/publications/public-policy-discuss... I get an average of 1-2% off of almost everything I buy simply because I can use a cash back rewards card to do it. It's sickening.