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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 days agoIt 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 4 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 4 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.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 days ago
UBI is not charity. UBI is what the nation owes you as a shareholder of USA, Inc.
Exactly. Which is why the children of rich people so often become homeless. All that money they had when they were kids kept them from learning long-term skills that lead to success. It stunted their financial growth, rendering them particularly susceptible to poverty.
The children of the impoverished, on the other hand, were forced to learn money management skills for their very survival.
This explains why self-made millionaires are so common, and generational wealth is so difficult to achieve.
Agreed. An organization doesn’t get smaller or privater than a single individual. We can cut out 100% of the bullshit bureaucracy and give it straight to the individual, directly, or their caregiver if they are not qualified to maintain their own affairs. Remove everyone else, as they don’t add shareholder value.