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Why charge for public transport at all? Issuing everyone credits they can use to buy rides seems like a way to funnel money to big consultancies. Similarly for
by danielheath 6y ago
Why charge for public transport at all? Issuing everyone credits they can use to buy rides seems like a way to funnel money to big consultancies.
Similarly for housing; offering very basic housing to anyone who wants to live in it solves 80% of homelessness (the last 20% is harder than you would think).
Food is harder, but something akin to a soup kitchen can still help a lot.
- w0rdson 6y agoTransportation I could see, but for other things like food I just like the idea of making people choose how they want to spend their credits, if for no other reason than to remind them that scarcity still exists. Having a grocery store with a "take what you want" policy feels like it won't last long
- danielheath 6y agoGrocery store is very different from a soup kitchen. It’s much harder to repurpose a bowl of soup (where you have to give the bowl/spoon back) than a bag of rice.
- prawn 6y agoIf it was effectively a soup kitchen, it would be hard for anyone to hoard. They'd be served a single meal, or per family member they'd elected to represent. I don't think they'd be walking out of supermarkets with a trailer of flour packets and racks of lamb.