Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 11:12 AM
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Guaranteed income pilot program eases financial hardships for Mountain View residents
Original post made on Jan 16, 2024
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 11:12 AM
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Posted by SalsaMusic
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 2:49 pm
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a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 2:49 pm
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I'm sure they feel like they belong more because they are getting a nice check every month from their neighbors. I wouldn't want to leave Mountain View either.
I don't understand what the point of this 'pilot' was. Did any one expect the outcome to be anything other than "I feel better when people give me money."? How exactly does this alleviate poverty in the long-run without costing the taxpayers? How does this scale? (Hint: It doesn't)
I would love that the same study show much these families spend on lottery tickets. The average poor family spends $412 a year.
Posted by SalsaMusic
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 2:51 pm
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a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 2:51 pm
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I have an edit:
"But in many ways that’s the point, which the documentary emphasized. Individuals can make their own decisions about how [they spend their neighbors' tax] money.
I'm sure they feel like they belong more because they are getting a nice check every month from their neighbors. I wouldn't want to leave Mountain View either.
I don't understand what the point of this 'pilot' was. Did any one expect the outcome to be anything other than "I feel better when people give me money."? How exactly does this alleviate poverty in the long-run without costing the taxpayers? How does this scale? (Hint: It doesn't)
I would love that the same study show much these families spend on lottery tickets. The average poor family spends $412 a year.
Posted by Steven Nelson
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:51 pm
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a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 3:51 pm
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Peace and Love. I "feel good" about this @Salsa! Better my (darn taxpaying) money be spent this way, than my spending $412 on the lottery. [@Salsa - please send us readers the reference for this number, is it a government study, a Rand Corp. research paper, the California Lottery?]
a long term taxpayer, not quite enough to 'declare the pennies on my eyes' [estate tax limited]
Posted by Mark Landefeld
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 5:41 pm
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a resident of Sylvan Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 5:41 pm
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OK, so a more in-depth study is needed. But remember that the UBI concept has had success in increasing employment and raising people out of poverty -- Web Link
Posted by SalsaMusic
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 10:59 pm
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a resident of Cuesta Park
on Jan 16, 2024 at 10:59 pm
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Mr. Nelson, This is well documented. None other than the NIH and surveys show the extent the lottery is a folly of the poorest among us
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Gambling on the Lottery: Sociodemographic Correlates Across the Lifespan
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Posted by A Mtn. View Resident
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jan 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm
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a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jan 17, 2024 at 7:44 pm
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Several studies with control groups show these giveaways don't work.
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