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Re:When Stockton gave people cash, they got jobs by mywittyname on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:42PM (#27121870)
It's a lot of money to a poor person.

The fact that it's also not a lot of money to the economy in general just amplifies how little is needed to make a big difference to a lot of people.

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Re:When Stockton gave people cash, they got jobs by bourgwaletariat on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @03:24PM (#27122352)
I agree. I think the $500 tax savings home owners get makes not a lot of difference in their lives and simultaneously, they'll believe they earned it, while scoffing at the idea of giving free money to someone who has none.

We're not very ... self-aware as a society.

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