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70 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 12h \ parent \ on: Food Stamps and the Federal War on Self-Reliance econ
Unless you move towards pure cash transfers, as many economists seem to favor
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49 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 12h
i actually don't favor that, reason being that I don't think that within a democratic society, there is any credible commitment to let people suffer the consequence of their own bad choices. Thus, cash transfers will never work as a substitute for in-kind transfers. I think it's a sad state of affairs, but I think it is the state of affairs.
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123 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 12h
there is any credible commitment to let people suffer the consequence of their own bad choices
I agree. To me this is actually the strongest reason not to reform towards UBI, which might otherwise be more efficient.
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