“They did not spend more money on alcohol or drugs, contrary to what people believe, and instead they spent the money on rent, food, housing, transit, furniture, a used car, clothes. It’s entirely the opposite of what people think they’re going to do with the money.”

  • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    It would be great if this could be implemented as a one shot. If someone has been homeless for more than 1 year, they get $7.5k as their one time use resurrect. Unfortunately I think employee protection laws would need to be put in place (like most of the rest of the world already has) for this to have any real effect.