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There’s such an amount of implied or perceived shame attached to using these government safety nets in America. I’d be surprised if anyone who was benefiting fr
by SlightlyLeftPad 8mo ago
There’s such an amount of implied or perceived shame attached to using these government safety nets in America. I’d be surprised if anyone who was benefiting from them worked in coal.
- PearlRiver 8mo agoAnd that is by design. There is a reason why people get food stamps and not just 1000 dollars on their bank account.
- SlightlyLeftPad 8mo agoI suppose you’re right. Now that you mention it, are food stamps similarly inflationary to having 1000 dollars deposited into their bank account?
- FarmerPotato 8mo agoI doubt they make any inflation in the sense "more dollars chasing fewer goods" SNAP etc makes the base-load revenue of many rural grocery stores. The food is going to be produced, and scale is better. I work with disabled SNAP recipients and it's never been easy. $1000 is um, high...
- rbanffy 7mo ago> not just 1000 dollars on their bank account. Conditional cash transfer programs have been extremely successful in other countries. Brazil’s Bolsa Família is one I am more familiar with and it’s studied as a success reference. The conditional part relies in part on universal healthcare, which might complicate things a bit in the US.