Submitted by YankeeinNCandIhateit t3_11u748x in newhaven
fingers t1_jcoq3rk wrote
Reply to comment by SweetMojaveRain in Elicker forcibly evicts and demolishes tent city by YankeeinNCandIhateit
How about Universal Basic Income? Can't work? You get money to live.
Can work but wages are shit because of capitalism? You get money to live.
SweetMojaveRain t1_jcppfsj wrote
That….completely misses what im talking about. Even IF you gave them UBI and a rent controlled apt every month, some mentally ill homeless are not of sound mind enough to understand how bills and rent works. Some are just so far gone in their demons that theyd turn that apartment into a drug den and shoot the UBI up their arm. Its sad but true. Elicker had no choice here unless he wanted to turn new haven into skid row or like those areas of philly that look like World War Z.
fingers t1_jcrh20m wrote
> theyd turn that apartment into a drug den and shoot the UBI up their arm.
Harm reduction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harm_reduction
Old_Size9060 t1_jcpduc0 wrote
Yup - even Adam Smith advocated for a UBI.
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