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I work part-time at a grocery store and government handouts are already running this country. Directly into the ground. 25% of the people that come through are
by chatterhead 4y ago
I work part-time at a grocery store and government handouts are already running this country. Directly into the ground.
25% of the people that come through are < 40 and on food stamps.
40% are > 65 and on social security (disability/retirement)
Less than half the people pay with actual money and I'd reckon only 70% of that is earned as much as inherited or provided by trusts.
This isn't just about the people it's about the companies. The government is directly supporting companies that would otherwise be required to compete. Instead, all they have to do is be the cheapest - which is far easier when the government supports you.
Direct government payments have already created an income disparity so I can totally believe UBI would make it worse.
The only people who want UBI are those with money who don't have to give a shit and those without who want it for free.
- LinkLink 4y agoYou may not be wrong locally, however what you see at a grocery store is only indicative of the surrounding 10 or so miles. Variation across America is too high to consider a small area as indicating much.
- chatterhead 4y agoYou're right, the effect is likely far more pronounced in liberal states.
- slater 4y agoWhat do you mean?
- chatterhead 4y agoMeaning liberal states don't deny as many government remittance programs as conservative states, like Texas, do.
- Turing_Machine 4y ago> 40% are > 65 and on social security (disability/retirement)...Less than half the people pay with actual money What are you talking about? Social Security doesn't have any special program to pay for groceries, and there isn't any way for a checkout clerk to tell whether someone is collecting Social Security.
- chatterhead 4y agoI'm talking about talking to the people who you check out. People tell you stuff if you ask questions. Most offer it willingly. An old lady showed me her bank slip with $175k balance because her card wouldn't scan and she was embarrassed. The same people helping other people check out, the same people showing up on the 1st/2nd 15th/16th when government payments go out to buy groceries. Disabled veterans who produce tax exempt cards are getting huge payments from the government. When someone says, "I just got my SS payment this should go through..." and they are under 40 it's ok to assume it's disability. Either way, it's a remittance payment. You are right. I am filling in the gaps with some assumptions.