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Or, alternative scenario: "Better Living Inc" charges the homeless it's "helping" various fees for all that housing and assistance, meanwhile keeping wages low
by msluyter 18y ago
Or, alternative scenario: "Better Living Inc" charges the homeless it's "helping" various fees for all that housing and assistance, meanwhile keeping wages low enough such that employees remain in debt, effectively guaranteeing "Better Living" a pool of cheap labor, much like the days of the old company store... Of course, since there would be no regulatory oversight, there would be no way of rectifying this situation.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoand why would homeless people volunteer for this if it was the case? what's worse? being on the street with no prospects or being on the street but having the option to work for basic amenities if you choose? i think a lot of these criticisms are being unrealistic about how horrible being homeless is. Especially in cities where it SNOWS. Homeless people freeze to death every winter. Hell, if i was freezing to death I would rob someone just to get thrown in prison. At least prisoners have food and shelter.
- msluyter 18y ago_and why would homeless people volunteer for this if it was the case?_ People are often duped and/or coerced into doing all sorts of things not in their best long term interests interests.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoand you think homeless people have a low time-preference? a homeless person by definition doesn't have long term interests. The whole point is to give them a short term solution so that the IMMEDIACY of not freezing to death doesn't prevent them from making longer term plans.