testeronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square128fedilinkarrow-up1686arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1679arrow-down1external-linkSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square128fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoNope. The nature of money is that when you transfer it to someone else’s, it is now their money. It’s no longer your money. It’s their money.
minus-squareDark Arc@social.packetloss.gglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·9 months agoNo that’s not how it works. It is extremely common for government issued money to come with stipulations on how it can be spent.
Nope. The nature of money is that when you transfer it to someone else’s, it is now their money. It’s no longer your money. It’s their money.
No that’s not how it works. It is extremely common for government issued money to come with stipulations on how it can be spent.