"New Orleans wants to pay young people $350 a month. See how the program will work"

Drugs and alcohol. Maybe some gambling sprinkled in

Whole lotta PS5s and popeyes

It will neither build wealth, nor will it boost financial literacy. It will pass out of the hands of the recipients like water through a sieve.

This is how you blatantly buy votes.

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The program is aimed at residents aged 16 to 24 who are neither working nor in school, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other officials said Thursday.

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Had to click on the link, even though I hate to give advocate clicks. But when I read this, I was like surely there's some type of work or school requirement to get the money....something to make them contribute to society in some way, right? I could maybe get on board with that, give people some money to get on their feet, drug test them (you know like people that contribute and have to get jobs), make them seek work ( you know like people who contribute), sure it will be managed like shite bc it's the government but.. Nope, nothing about that, just that the card will also double as entry for rec centers.

So basically we will just enable people to continue to not contribute. You want financial equity? Go to work, contribute to society in some tangible way, and I'd have no problem with my tax dollars trying to help you along the way. This is over the top ridiculous. City is lost.

Lots of Newports, scratch offs, & Black & Milds.

Announce the recipients publicly so we can watch the tributes battle it out.

Last man standing gets everyone’s treee fiddy.

That is great. I expect the results of the program to be publicized upon completion to see how it worked out

Hopefully all them kids are listening to Richard Heart and buy some Hex and PulseChain.

Holy shite how is the OT not loving this story?

They literally gave someone 3.50