Jesse Powell
@skykingdom.bsky.social
Science, climate, oceanography, art, nature, UBI, smaller population, steady state, AI, governance, astronomy & space exploration, housing and transportation policy, urban planning. Not necessarily in that order. Oh yeah, cars are a scourge upon humanity
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I remember reading as a kid about how the Nazis lied to Jews about the train destinations and asking my grandmother why they believed it...
She said: "Having no hope is a lot harder than you think."
A parallel I can't help but see and it nauseates me on a level I can't articulate.
She said: "Having no hope is a lot harder than you think."
A parallel I can't help but see and it nauseates me on a level I can't articulate.
October 13, 2023 at 6:45 PM
I remember reading as a kid about how the Nazis lied to Jews about the train destinations and asking my grandmother why they believed it...
She said: "Having no hope is a lot harder than you think."
A parallel I can't help but see and it nauseates me on a level I can't articulate.
She said: "Having no hope is a lot harder than you think."
A parallel I can't help but see and it nauseates me on a level I can't articulate.
Reposted by Jesse Powell
Reposted by Jesse Powell
KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED & FED during rough periods of their lives is *cheaper* than incarcerating & hospitalizing them repeatedly when they’re shoved onto the streets. Always has been. Just give them the money.
It saves money, even if “it’s just the right thing to do” never convinced you.
It saves money, even if “it’s just the right thing to do” never convinced you.
Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year using the first 6 months of data:
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
• NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
• Full-time employment increased
• Fewer visits to the ER
• Fewer nights spent in jail
October 4, 2023 at 3:03 AM
KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED & FED during rough periods of their lives is *cheaper* than incarcerating & hospitalizing them repeatedly when they’re shoved onto the streets. Always has been. Just give them the money.
It saves money, even if “it’s just the right thing to do” never convinced you.
It saves money, even if “it’s just the right thing to do” never convinced you.