Re:Language and Poverty
by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @08:32AM
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If you don't think in terms of money, but rather in terms of stuff, it becomes clear. You can print all the money you want, and the only thing that there's more of is money. There aren't any more houses, or food, or cars. There's just more money.
On the other hand, we can try to move it around some, so that the poor have access to somewhat more of the stuff, even if that means that the well-off have less. But the well-off have to have less for this to work - "we'll help the poor, but it won't cost you" is a lie.
On the other other hand... just giving them stuff isn't likely to change things for many poor people in the way that they really need things to change. (Which is back to the point of the article.)
On the other hand, we can try to move it around some, so that the poor have access to somewhat more of the stuff, even if that means that the well-off have less. But the well-off have to have less for this to work - "we'll help the poor, but it won't cost you" is a lie.
On the other other hand... just giving them stuff isn't likely to change things for many poor people in the way that they really need things to change. (Which is back to the point of the article.)