Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoIs it not grotesque to give a random person 1.2 billion dollars in a lottery?message-squaremessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down149file-text
arrow-up1160arrow-down1message-squareIs it not grotesque to give a random person 1.2 billion dollars in a lottery?Camzing@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square151fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·9 months agoSan Francisco spends $700 million a year dealing with their roughly 7,000 unhoused people. They could just give every one of them $100,000 a year and spend less, and probably have better results.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoPretty sure that if they didn’t spend 700 million, there would be quite a lot more than 7000 unhoused people.
minus-squaregurmif@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·9 months agoNo they couldn’t. If being homeless paid six figures there would suddenly be a lot more homeless people.
San Francisco spends $700 million a year dealing with their roughly 7,000 unhoused people. They could just give every one of them $100,000 a year and spend less, and probably have better results.
Pretty sure that if they didn’t spend 700 million, there would be quite a lot more than 7000 unhoused people.
No they couldn’t. If being homeless paid six figures there would suddenly be a lot more homeless people.