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If I give a million dollars to everyone except you, am I harming you? I didn't do anything to you, but you are now in a much worse position than everyone else.

If I give a million dollars to everyone except you, am I harming you? I didn't do anything to you, but you are now in a much worse position than everyone else. That is how it harms people. Even worse, it harms only the most responsible people.

luffapi 5y ago
It helps the most responsible people (and everyone else) by not causing a massive wave of homelessness. When people are evicted, they don’t vaporize. They’re still your neighbors, they just live on the sidewalk in front of your house. Whether you view it as an ethical win or a practical one, reducing homelessness helps all of us.
- rmk 5y ago
  Is this the only way to reduce homelessness? How come other states haven't taken this route? Are the governors of the other states morons? Newsom is being recalled, so he is flailing and throwing cash around to secure his position, plain and simple.
  - luffapi 5y ago
    It’s clearly an effective way to deal with homelessness, which California has a major problem with. The worst in the US.
jude- 5y ago
How, exactly, is this harmful? Why can't you be happy for everyone else? I would be. Like, if you're worried about the inflation shock that would create, then the same people who have the power to give a million dollars to everyone but me would certainly have the power to raise interest rates and take other measures to prevent the sudden mass availability of wealth from wrecking havoc on the economy. But that's a separate topic, and if I'm affected negatively by this, I'd be upset at the powers that be for failing to mitigate the negative consequences of their actions. I wouldn't be upset at all at the hundreds of millions of people who are suddenly wealthy.
ergocoder 5y ago
Better example: Your company gives bonus to everyone except you.
fattire 5y ago
Depends-- If I'm in the sell-things-for-a-million-dollars-at-a-huge-profit business, this is great news for me. Or if I live in a people-that-didn't-just-get-a-million-dollars-go-instantly-homeless-with-their-entire-family community, this is another big win for me. What a boon to the economy, and man we all just dodged a massive bullet.

luffapi 5y ago

It helps the most responsible people (and everyone else) by not causing a massive wave of homelessness. When people are evicted, they don’t vaporize. They’re still your neighbors, they just live on the sidewalk in front of your house. Whether you view it as an ethical win or a practical one, reducing homelessness helps all of us.

rmk 5y ago
Is this the only way to reduce homelessness? How come other states haven't taken this route? Are the governors of the other states morons? Newsom is being recalled, so he is flailing and throwing cash around to secure his position, plain and simple.
- luffapi 5y ago
  It’s clearly an effective way to deal with homelessness, which California has a major problem with. The worst in the US.

jude- 5y ago

How, exactly, is this harmful? Why can't you be happy for everyone else? I would be. Like, if you're worried about the inflation shock that would create, then the same people who have the power to give a million dollars to everyone but me would certainly have the power to raise interest rates and take other measures to prevent the sudden mass availability of wealth from wrecking havoc on the economy. But that's a separate topic, and if I'm affected negatively by this, I'd be upset at the powers that be for failing to mitigate the negative consequences of their actions. I wouldn't be upset at all at the hundreds of millions of people who are suddenly wealthy.

ergocoder 5y ago

Better example: Your company gives bonus to everyone except you.

fattire 5y ago

Depends-- If I'm in the sell-things-for-a-million-dollars-at-a-huge-profit business, this is great news for me. Or if I live in a people-that-didn't-just-get-a-million-dollars-go-instantly-homeless-with-their-entire-family community, this is another big win for me. What a boon to the economy, and man we all just dodged a massive bullet.