New study gave $7,500 to 50 unhoused people.
Guess what?
"They did not spend more money on alcohol or drugs, contrary to what people believe, and instead they spent the money on rent, food, housing, transit, furniture, a used car, clothes. It's entirely the opposite of what people think they're going to do with the money."
Congrats to my UBC colleague Jiaying Zhao on this study.
#Unhoused #CashTransfers #UBC #IRES
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/a-b-c-study-gave-50-homeless-people-7-500-each-here-s-what-they-spent-it-on-1.6540030
“They did not spend more money on alcohol or drugs, contrary to what people believe, and instead they spent the money on rent, food, housing, transit, furniture, a used car, clothes. It’s entirely the opposite of what people think they’re going to do with the money.”
You could try looking into it at all. Study doesn’t use the term. But sure, create assumptions based on nothing. You know, like the folks that think homeless people will spend the money on something else.
What, you think people involved in the study would just get their buddy who’s between places at a convenient time $7,500? That couldn’t be more than like, 10-15 of these people!
“unhoused”
LOL yeah, I’m sure this is a nonbiased study.
Unhoused is a common term used in official documents. It’s a much better definition than homeless.
Oh, shit, you think this might be secretly funded by big homeless?
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Or big wokeness
You could try looking into it at all. Study doesn’t use the term. But sure, create assumptions based on nothing. You know, like the folks that think homeless people will spend the money on something else.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2222103120
I was going to post a comment saying how thankful I am we could leave the extreme and unabashed aporophobia over at Reddit but… uh, never mind.
Still pretty tame compared to the gems you’d find there I guess.
What, you think people involved in the study would just get their buddy who’s between places at a convenient time $7,500? That couldn’t be more than like, 10-15 of these people!