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   From: adrastea2050@live.com   
      
   On 20 Nov 2025, "Joel W. Crump"  posted some   
   news:iyNTQ.2$zoq5.0@fx42.iad:   
      
   > On 11/20/25 4:32 PM, slothe wrote:   
   >> On 19 Nov 2025, "Joel W. Crump"  posted some   
   >> news:k6vTQ.118880$CT17.12170@fx10.iad:   
   >>> On 11/19/25 9:24 PM, chrisv wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> It is ridiculous that wages would be so low, that working people   
   >>>>> would qualify for SNAP.  It tells us a lot about what our society   
   >>>>> values.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It tells us that we don't let people starve.  But we can't take the   
   >>>> "America good" position, can we?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> America-hating communists will always take negative position, the   
   >>>> "capitalism is bad" position.   
   >>>   
   >>> In my state, a working person would make enough not to qualify for   
   >>> SNAP.   
   >>>    Other states are still using the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an   
   >>> hour.  It's sad that anyone would make excuses for that.   
   >>   
   >> That's a livable wage in some areas.  Not a great one to be sure, but   
   >> enough to survive and qualify for government social assistance   
   >> programs. The biggest problem in those regions is jobs period.   
   >>   
   >> The stupidest thing some local gov did was force wage hikes for fast   
   >> food and hospitality workers.  The first thing business owners did   
   >> was reduce hours and change job descriptions to avoid the hikes.  In   
   >> fast food alone, that cost Californians over 20,000 jobs.  Hotels cut   
   >> 4,000 with more in the queue.  The workers lost money overall and the   
   >> few who gained $$ lost eligibility or got social assistance reduced.   
   >> Those who could least affort it are the ones who were harmed.   
   >   
   >   
   > All that tells me is that basic income is needed.   
      
   For a one time limited period of 18-24 months with absolutely no   
   extensions even if the planet is invaded by alien rodents.   
      
   The purpose would be to help sustain the most recently unemployed   
   (Within the last 90 days) create jobs, upgrade industries, and completely   
   eliminate all the bullshit leftist college degrees that do not prepare   
   people to work.   
      
   Anybody who wasn't working some kind of job on the 91st day doesn't want   
   to work in the first place and would not be entitled.  Let them scratch   
   and beg to exist.   
      
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