UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
    314·
    1 year ago

    Those who received $500 a month or more had seen the biggest gains.

    God I hate such empty bullshit. Of course the only group that got less, only 1/10th of the next group, saw by far the smallest gains. What a completely empty sentence.

    • El Barto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      It’s a study and they’re reporting the findings. That’s who science works, my guy.

      One outcome could have been that those who received them most spent it all on cocaine and hookers. Now, some may say that’s gains, and some others may say that’s a loss, but in the end, they defined the parameters for what gains means, and cocaine and hookers ain’t it.

      But more to the point, it has been demostrarte that wealth asking won’t give you the biggest gains. Just look up all the people who won the lottery and are worse off today.

    • chepox@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      It’s a finding. Not a statement. It’s an observation of the data. Opinions are not valid. If you feel that “of course that is obvious duuuhh” well you can’t actually make that claim unless you have data and the data reflects this. That’s how science works.

      • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        You are technically correct, but:

        1. When you already only compare 3 groups and 2 are fairly close to each other while one is far off, it is nonsensical to point out large differences between the 2 cohorts. They defined them to be that way.
        2. This is not a scientific paper, it is not even a STEM related newspaper. Leave such nonsense out of there. Nobody needs a study to find that more rain = more water.
    • snooggums@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      It shows that giving people $50 is not nearly as effective as giving them more, so the program should shoot for a reasonable floor on the amount per month.