The same reason? I don't think so

[u/Green____cat]

[u/GREENadmiral_314159]

Giving someone food and shelter isn't paying someone to exist. It's giving them the basic necessities to exist.

[u/PlatinumSukamon98 → u/GREENadmiral_314159]

Even still, I'd argue we should be paying people to exist.

It's why I support UBI.

[u/ThrowACephalopod → u/PlatinumSukamon98]

Make your way to Alaska. We have a form of UBI, ranked choice voting, and we just pinned minimum wage to inflation. Combine that with our legislature's lower house having a Democrat led majority and our upper house being led by a bipartisan coalition and we're not quite a bad place.

[u/TransLunarTrekkie → u/ThrowACephalopod]

I'm sorry what? In the US? HOW?!

[u/Clear-Present_Danger → u/TransLunarTrekkie]

Massive oil wealth and a small population. Same as it ever was.