Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe best argument for altruismlemmy.worldimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoPeople often are not happy if they live in poverty. The libertarian solution to that is essentially “stop being poor.”
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoExcept it doesn’t because you can’t just “stop being poor” and if you’re living in poverty, you don’t have the bootstraps to pull yourself up with. Which is why almost all of the richest people in America grew up at least middle class. Most grew up wealthy.
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’m pretty sure studies have shown that just giving people money is very effective at ending poverty. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-poverty-why-not-just-give-people-money https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973653719/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds
People often are not happy if they live in poverty. The libertarian solution to that is essentially “stop being poor.”
And it works!
Except it doesn’t because you can’t just “stop being poor” and if you’re living in poverty, you don’t have the bootstraps to pull yourself up with.
Which is why almost all of the richest people in America grew up at least middle class. Most grew up wealthy.
I’m pretty sure studies have shown that just giving people money is very effective at ending poverty.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/08/07/541609649/how-to-fix-poverty-why-not-just-give-people-money
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/04/973653719/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds