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Sounds great but we should be worried about the cobra effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
by pingpongchef 5y ago
Sounds great but we should be worried about the cobra effect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
- jokethrowaway 5y agoIf the amount given is low enough it probably won't attract scammers pretending to be homeless - but it may shift the number of homeless from cities that don't do the program to city that do it (assuming word of mouth spreads and homeless mobility allows it)
- xsmasher 5y agoHow would that apply in this case? They're not paying per bag of trash or anything.
- ElijahLynn 5y agoIt is $20 every other Wednesday. It has cost 10K over the course of a year. Not exactly a way to get a lot of cash.