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We need a better way to help these people live life without committing crimes. My suggestion is a type of UBI that is immediate, fair, and would immediately be
by pontifier 3y ago
We need a better way to help these people live life without committing crimes.
My suggestion is a type of UBI that is immediate, fair, and would immediately be effective at easing some of the desperation these people must feel.
I propose a tower that drops money. $1 every minute. The price of such a tower in dollars would be just over a half a million dollars per year. It would serve as a tourist attraction, and a way for someone needing a few dollars to get them without begging, without stealing, without stigma. It would put dollars in people's pockets that would be spent at nearby businesses. I don't see a downside.
The town I live in, Pine Bluff Arkansas, has an organization called Go Forward Pine Bluff. They waste so much tax money it's unbelievable, and the things they do don't benefit the people.
I'm fighting them as hard as I can, and I hope to someday build a tower like that in this town.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoTo some degree, crime is just basic supply and demand. There's a certain amount of demand for crime, driven by loose security, lax enforcement, and easy outlets for stolen goods (who do you think is stocking the cheap deodorant on Amazon?). You aren't going to be able to fight those economic incentives with something like UBI.
- csmiller 3y agoPerhaps three hots and a cot?