The alternative isn't that these people get paid, the alternative is that they continue to get their resumes screened and either remain unemployed or go back to

The alternative isn't that these people get paid, the alternative is that they continue to get their resumes screened and either remain unemployed or go back to the undesirable field they were in pre-bootcamp. That's the reality for many people. This can help those people- although I agree that it won't help anybody who's qualified to field an offer right off the bat.