Those who got the $750 monthly stipend were less likely to report being unsheltered and said they were better able to meet basic needs, the study found.
Buuuut that won’t convince the majority of Americans who think it could never happen to them.
Even worse, I got conservatives in my family I know will say “but those people deserve to be there. They made bad decisions and should suffer for them.” Even though the “bad decision” premise is bullshit before we get into the cruelty of “deserving” suffering.
To those conservatives: Since the far and away best indicator of a person’s wealth is how wealthy their parents were, I guess that means that poor people deserve to be born from poor parents, huh?
Even worse, I got conservatives in my family I know will say “but those people deserve to be there. They made bad decisions and should suffer for them.” Even though the “bad decision” premise is bullshit before we get into the cruelty of “deserving” suffering.
To those conservatives: Since the far and away best indicator of a person’s wealth is how wealthy their parents were, I guess that means that poor people deserve to be born from poor parents, huh?
Conservatives don’t care about facts.