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> You invested in the opportunity to generate income. Not the guarantee. They may still have the opportunity to get income from another tennant but you want th

> You invested in the opportunity to generate income. Not the guarantee. They may still have the opportunity to get income from another tennant but you want them to be responsible for the tenant that can't/won't pay. The state would effectively offload any social responsibility it has. Also, who says the living conditions have to be the same under crisis? The state could sub-rent out some places but double the density. After all, if you are staying for free a shared bathroom is not the end of the world. > But why is it the people at the bottom have to hurt the most? The $1200 stimulus was probably the most generous in the world. Seems to me everybody is pretending it didn't happen.

seized 6y ago
$1200 one time was laughable. CERB in Canada was $2000 a month for months on end.
- smnrchrds 6y ago
  CERB was a temporary alternative to EI (what unemployment benefits are called in Canada) for people who did not qualify for EI. It was not given to everyone, just to people who lost their jobs due to COVID.
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  The US also had a $2400/mo unemployment benefit, like CERB but more money (and in USD not lower value CAD). Of course Canada has other benefits like socialized medicine.
thebradbain 6y ago
As a one time payment, maybe (though as noted above Canada is offering the equivalent of $1400 USD every month). Yet most other wealthy countries opted for a recurring payment or subsidy of some sort -- on top of an expanded social safety net, which, by and large in Europe, were already much more robust than the US's to begin with.
- fierarul 6y ago
  I would like to see some data about this because the European "safety net" is reaching mythical proportions in the minds of Americans. What safety net when schools were closed and hospitals closed with only emergencies and COVID?! There was NO safety net. Oh, you mean generous free money? This also didn't apply to everybody. Actually, some did get to stay at home on free money while folks that teleworked had no option that to do full-time plus homeschool plus everything else.
- uzakov 6y ago
  In the UK there is the furlough scheme introduced by the government that was paying 80% of your salary, up to to a monthly cap of £2,500($3244.31). It is ending in October ( https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-scheme-until-october https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlou...) Not sure what you mean by "on top of an expanded social safety net" though
  - fierarul 6y ago
    So you are saying in the UK absolutely nobody is working but getting 80% of their salary?
    - uzakov 6y ago
      I am not saying that, I am saying there is a furlough scheme in the UK that was introduced by the government as a response to Covid-19. Check out the link I have provided, there is more information available there.

seized 6y ago

$1200 one time was laughable. CERB in Canada was $2000 a month for months on end.

smnrchrds 6y ago
CERB was a temporary alternative to EI (what unemployment benefits are called in Canada) for people who did not qualify for EI. It was not given to everyone, just to people who lost their jobs due to COVID.
srtjstjsj 6y ago
The US also had a $2400/mo unemployment benefit, like CERB but more money (and in USD not lower value CAD). Of course Canada has other benefits like socialized medicine.

thebradbain 6y ago

As a one time payment, maybe (though as noted above Canada is offering the equivalent of $1400 USD every month). Yet most other wealthy countries opted for a recurring payment or subsidy of some sort -- on top of an expanded social safety net, which, by and large in Europe, were already much more robust than the US's to begin with.

fierarul 6y ago
I would like to see some data about this because the European "safety net" is reaching mythical proportions in the minds of Americans. What safety net when schools were closed and hospitals closed with only emergencies and COVID?! There was NO safety net. Oh, you mean generous free money? This also didn't apply to everybody. Actually, some did get to stay at home on free money while folks that teleworked had no option that to do full-time plus homeschool plus everything else.
uzakov 6y ago
In the UK there is the furlough scheme introduced by the government that was paying 80% of your salary, up to to a monthly cap of £2,500($3244.31). It is ending in October ( https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-scheme-until-october https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlou...) Not sure what you mean by "on top of an expanded social safety net" though
- fierarul 6y ago
  So you are saying in the UK absolutely nobody is working but getting 80% of their salary?
  - uzakov 6y ago
    I am not saying that, I am saying there is a furlough scheme in the UK that was introduced by the government as a response to Covid-19. Check out the link I have provided, there is more information available there.