And who’s supporting them?
Clearly not you.
Comment on All this produce is going to spoil at the food bank where I volunteer
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 days agoExcept for the fact that a lot of these people aren’t capable of managing money.
They are on the street because they have serious issues
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 3 days ago
cenzorrll@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Yeah, but the crux of it would probably lie in the fact that they’ve never had money to manage. From what I’ve seen, everyone mismanages their money. If we had basic income, I would guess 90%+ would eventually get their shit together. 10 people needing food because they can’t manage money is better than 100 people needing food because they don’t have money.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
Yeah, some of them need assisted living as well.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I never said all of them.
I’m just speaking from my experience volunteering to help
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 days ago
Yes, it’s probably good to note, although in this context it sounded like you were giving a reason government help would be pointless.
Have an upvote, friend.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Turns out that money is one of those things that the less you have of it, the harder it is to manage.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
It is also a bit tricky when you can’t read or write and are struggling with schizophrenia, bipolar and other disruptive issues.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Indeed.
Each of the issues you described is mitigated - if not cured - by steady income. And each is greatly exacerbated by a lack of such income.
What is really important is that the family and friends of the people struggling with these conditions aren’t also impoverished. The outcomes of each these conditions are vastly improved when the sufferer’s caregivers have the time and resources to attend to them.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I personally disagree with UBI as it doesn’t solve the core issue. Giving people money doesn’t teach long term skills that lead to success. I also think it would be better to have private organizations that have less bureaucracy. Smaller charities tend to do much better in my experience. Homelessness isn’t something that can easily be solved by a single thing. It is something that has been with humans since civilization began and it takes hard work to help people.