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re: Shreveport will start universal basic income

Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:26 pm to
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22466 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:26 pm to
Anybody else remember the old days when folks were ashamed when they had to take charity?
Posted by BayouBengal51
Forest Hill, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2006
7332 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:27 pm to
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United Way


As if I needed another reason to hate that "charity".
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
125746 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:28 pm to
quote:

Out of those eligible, 110 families will be selected to receive $660 a month for a year.


This.is.not.universal.basic.income.

It’s another welfare program.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
31349 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:29 pm to
If they forgo all other forms of government assistance I guess I’m ok with giving that to poor families (not individuals). That’s if if if and only if it takes the place of all other forms of gov assistance.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
68813 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:32 pm to
In Finland
Posted by HighlyFavoredTiger
TexLaArk
Member since Jun 2018
934 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:35 pm to
Another government give away program, you can pretty well bet the families that get it will be families that already live off other government give away programs.
It would be interesting to know if the UBI program is tied somehow to Michael Bloomberg and the folks that supported him for President. Bloomberg endorsed the Shreveport mayor when he ran against worthless Bill Cassidy, this is probably one of their leftist programs and they are probably funding it, not the City of Shreveport.
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
52973 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:36 pm to
Yeah because Finland is like Shreveport
Posted by AMS
Member since Apr 2016
6534 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:47 pm to

is it really UNIVERSAL basic income if only 110 families get it?
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18951 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 7:54 pm to
quote:

UBI works.


No it doesn't, and if you had the education and honesty to read the study itself and its critiques you'd know that.
Posted by shrevetigertom
Shreveport
Member since Sep 2005
4470 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 8:00 pm to
FWIW no taxpayer dollars fund this. All private money. Not that I support it.
Posted by lsu1919
Member since May 2017
3244 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 8:40 pm to
What city can Rs move to and take over. Let’s do than and then compare to all these democratic run shot holes in 20 years.
Posted by lsu1919
Member since May 2017
3244 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 8:42 pm to
Your article cites Finland as the example.

Wonder if you can figure what Finland has very few of that Shreveport and other cities have a lot of?

UBI doesn’t work when you have a lot of what Finland doesn’t have.
Posted by TigerNlc
Chocolate City
Member since Jun 2006
33107 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 8:48 pm to
It’s about time to leave this country and start over. I’m not sure where is a good place to start over.
Posted by Linoge
Member since Jun 2013
1910 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 9:11 pm to
Yes this is idiotic and would bankrupt the city under normal circumstances once it expands the UBI to all (though I thought they were already bankrupt).

But these aren't normal circumstances. As long as it is a democrat run city then biden will just print more funny money and give them billions.

Monopoly money for all!

Well except for you white baws. To hell with you!

Posted by ItNeverRains
Offugeaux
Member since Oct 2007
28166 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 9:31 pm to
Posted by Shoalwater Cat
Pville
Member since Dec 2017
792 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 9:48 pm to
I live in south Louisiana,,I am applying for da money. Think I deserve it. Drove thru Shreveport several times and paid taxes on food. I wants mine.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
78347 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 10:07 pm to
quote:

Between November 2017 and October 2018, people on basic income worked an average of 78 days, which was six days more than those on unemployment benefits
Posted by White Bear
Deer-Thirty
Member since Jul 2014
17277 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 10:10 pm to
How much more free shite can these peoples get?
Posted by tigersbh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
12612 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 10:27 pm to
quote:

It’s about time to leave this country and start over. I’m not sure where is a good place to start over.


About the only places that haven’t lost their minds are eastern European countries, such as Romania.
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
26950 posts
Posted on 1/9/22 at 10:40 pm to
quote:

SamLakehouse


If you vote, and sadly I’m guessing you do, please read “Economics In One Lesson”. It’s not long, it’s not dry, it’s probably written at an 8th grade level and it’s quite interesting. If that’s a stretch, look up hidden costs.
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