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Don't give people money for disaster relief, give them goods and services. I'm perfectly happy for a government food program to give people food. Much less so
by thrown_22 4y ago
Don't give people money for disaster relief, give them goods and services.
I'm perfectly happy for a government food program to give people food. Much less so for giving people money during an incredibly inflationary period. You still end up with people not having food, but also not having gas, rent or health money either.
- ClumsyPilot 4y ago> perfectly happy for a government food program to give people food. A- Can I pay my landlord with a box of apples? B - How does your second point about 'people end up without food if you give them money' work? Either government or people buy the same food, either there is enough food or isn't. C - If the government has made it illegal for me to work, why should I eat the loss but banks and landlords shoups never loose money? We are told they are earning their interest and rent because they are taking the risk, but when the time comes, the risk is always passed on to someone else.
- politician 4y agoAs to point 1, the government is ultimately in control of the rules, so, yes, it could force your landlord to accept barrels of apples. Indeed, it already forces your landlord to accept digital numbers as payment.
- thrown_22 4y ago>Either government or people buy the same food, either there is enough food or isn't. That you can't even imagine a government owned integrated vertical food system not run for profit is extremely sad, but completely expected given that you speak English.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoIf you look at my post history. I am quite pro public oanershio of nessesities of life. However in this case I was making a point about the stuation we were already in when covid hit.