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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by yummyfajitas on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:25PM (#12382983)
After sleeping on the street for one night, the brother might also choose to spend his money on rent rather than weed the next time around.
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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by dwaltrip on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:41PM (#12383114)
Do you have any evidence for that? I would wager it leans in the other direction: sleeping on the street leads to other negative behaviors, in aggregate.
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Re:Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and... by dpark on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:55PM (#12386375)
You might want to check on the price of weed vs rent in a typical city. The brother is unlikely to forgo the weed if doing so just means he's sleeping in the streets sober instead of high.
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