spookyjeff t1_jal5xxj wrote
Reply to comment by Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer in As construction begins on Atlanta’s “Cop City,” Pittsburghers are concerned about an allegedly similar local project by LostEnroute
A first month's rent for an apartment so they have an address with which to apply for a job.
A beater car to transport them to a job outside of range for public transportation.
A class so they can get a better job.
Medicine or food so they can live long enough to find a job.
Mental health services or medications to make them stable enough to not be fired from a job.
Childcare so their kid won't be left alone while they're at their job.
Now, I can't give you financial advice, but I think those are some great investments with a lot of potential to change someone's life.
Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer t1_jam1hz6 wrote
Those are paying for someone's costs, not an investment in them. It's once again the difference between giving a man a fish and teaching him to fish.
spookyjeff t1_jam40i4 wrote
"Paying for costs now to allow for profits later" is literally what investment is.
If you teach a man to fish but don't give him a pole or access to a body of water with fish in it, you've done nothing.
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