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I lived in a city near an native-american reservation. There were groups of able-bodied men that would just cash their checks and buy alcohol.
I can imagine the same thing with folks with reversible drug problems, or in areas with declining employment.
A stipend would basically prevent a "reckoning" and allow able people to avoid personal responsibility or necessary changes indefinitely.
And that's what people do. They keep on plugging on in a bad situation avoiding necessary changes.
Maybe I'm wrong. I've never been in such low situations, so I don't think I can have an opinion based on personal experience.
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I lived in a city near an native-american reservation. There were groups of able-bodied men that would just cash their checks and buy alcohol.
I can imagine the same thing with folks with reversible drug problems, or in areas with declining employment.
A stipend would basically prevent a "reckoning" and allow able people to avoid personal responsibility or necessary changes indefinitely.
And that's what people do. They keep on plugging on in a bad situation avoiding necessary changes.
Maybe I'm wrong. I've never been in such low situations, so I don't think I can have an opinion based on personal experience.