UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • Garbanzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Drug users are experts on optimizing immediate comfort. You could have just said “I don’t understand addiction but that’s not gonna stop me wanting to punish addicts for some reason.”

    • cricket97@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      What you call punishment I call boundaries. I know a lot of addicts and I’ve seen what worked for those who were able to break the cycle. Knowing that your family will kick you out of the house for instance, is a pretty big deterrent to using drugs. There needs to be some limits somewhere so we aren’t subsidizing life long addiction on tax payer dime.