Elon Musk considers 'DOGE dividend' that would send $5,000 check to all Americans following massive budget cuts
Elon Musk showed interest in an idea that would guarantee a $5,000 payment, or 'DOGE Dividend,' to every American to show off the $55 billion in taxpayer funds saved.
This dude has never worked with the homeless.
Are you referring to me or the other person. Because I did. For a little over 4 years in a paying position, and 3 years in a volunteering position.
Have you worked with them?
Totally lying lol
LMAO, you have no clue what you're talking about.
You think I live in Russia, remember?! And that I'm a group of russians and spies. LMAO
LMAO, you have no clue what you're talking about.
weird neither do you. stop cosplaying my country men loser go fix your shit hole lol
What country do you think I'm in? You keep saying that, but you seem really afraid to say what your theories are. Come on, say it. lololol
What the fuck lol? Who's afraid? What are you gonna do suck my cock or something?
You're a monarchist boot licking terminally online loser. What more needs to be said? You're not American lol
Ok, so what country do you think I'm in then? I was born, raised, and still live in America. I've never even left the country and don't even have a passport.
So what country do you think I'm in? Because you seem afraid to say it. If you're not, then say it.
terminally online loser.
How would you know that unless you are terminally online? I mean, I'm responding to your posts, so.
And also, I'm retired. I don't have to work. I can do whatever I want, wherever I want. And I can post whatever I want, wherever I want. :)
Why u so mad, bruh?
Lmfao you probably thought all of this was such a good response absolute lying moron. Go fix your own country idiot
Go fix your own country idiot
What country is that though? Why are you afraid to say it? Why are you so scared? Come on, man. Be brave. Say it. If you are brave enough to say I'm from another country, then be brave enough to say which one.
And I'm still posting. Remember when you though you'd get rid of me?! LMAO
I can't believe I'm agreeing with you of all people, but I have as well and as strange as it may sound to people who haven't, there is a certain proportion of the homeless population which is homeless by choice. It's not a large proportion, but it's not that small either.
It's a chicken and egg problem with many schizophrenic and borderline homeless where you can't tell if they ended up on the street due to mental illness or if living on the street made them mentally ill, but I have personally seen people choose to leave housing projects to go back to the street, and have heard similar stories from others.
That said, of course using this fact as an excuse to not do everything we can to house the majority of homeless who do want homes and to support the ones who don't in other ways (soup kitchens, clinics, etc and mental health counseling for those who want it) is absurd.
Thank you. I'm glad there is finally someone else in this conversation that has also worked with the homeless.
I don't know why people don't think I'm sympathetic to homeless people--actually I do, they are just mad because I didn't vote for Harris--but I am sympathetic. If I wasn't, I wouldn't have been able to work with them for so many years.
But it's an addiction/mental illness problem, not an income problem for most homeless.
In fact, it's very easy to look up too. So I don't even understand why people here are arguing.
Now, money committed to the overall problem is needed, but UBI to people won't actually solve the homeless situation for most of that population. Money for programs to help them, and stay with them, etc, WILL. But that's not what what UBI is, and that is the point I was making.
And here's the thing that Lemmy needs to know about this situation: Democrats have been in power plenty of times over the years. And the problem still hasn't been solved. This isn't a "Republicans caused this mess" problem. BOTH parties have fucked up on addressing this.
But I guess it's easier for computer nerds who have never had to struggle in life just to say to say that I'm lying when I say I worked with the population for years. That's easier than actually doing anything about it.
So Lemmy, step up. Dedicate your time and your money to helping the homeless. Then come back to this conversation and tell us what you learned.
Cuz I'm not taking Lemmy seriously. You guys have made $80K + a years since you were fucking 20. You all don't know shit about the homeless population or what it's like to work with them.
Not you, Peruvian Skies, I am talking about the other armchair critics in this thread.
In their defense, it is very counterintuitive. "Who would want to live on the streets?" is a perfectly valid question with an obvious answer (nobody) and a different correct answer (people with specific manifestations of mental illness).
I'm in favor of UBI and I'm in favor of specific investments to solve homelessness, which I think should be one of the most urgent topics on any political agenda worth considering. But you are right when you say that these are two completely different issues.
Agreed. I'd love for a politician from either side to approve UBI and work on the homelessness problem. So far, neither the Democrats are Republicans seem very interesting in either of those things.
No one is talking about the willing homeless as a problem, except for the fascists who are also gleefully dismantling the social aid networks for the mentally ill and addicted.
Yeah, we are. That's what we are talking about in this sub conversation that started when someone said UBI would end the homeless problem overnight and i disagreed.