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@jkxyz

I think you’re saying the same thing, that if people are given money without any strings attached then they will not start working but use that money for nefarious purposes.

No I wouldnt go that far at all. I think most people who are poor have very poor financial hygene. It is not nefarious, or even intentional. They probably spend the money on things they feel really are the important and right things to spend money on, when in fact it isnt

It also depends ont he amount, at minimal levels and among the poor it may be spent on food, which is a good purchase, but doesnt help get the person out of poverty, so in those cases its less about spending hygiene and more about needing more resources (like education/training) and not about the money.

There’s been quite a lot of research showing that unconditional cash donations are very effective at easing extreme poverty

Yes there has, and thats my point, simply easing poverty is treating the symptoms not the problem, and requires and infinite infusion of money to sustain never resolving the problem. We dont want to “ease poverty” we want to break people free of poverty all together, to not need the financial help at all in the end. Easing poverty with an endless firehose of cash doesnt accomplish that.

@scottsantens