Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.

[carouselsilver]

Yes, the recipients were chosen for this trial, so that's another difference (probly a temporary one), but if there are any significant differences. i.e., in the way the program is run or how it's managed or what additional benefits it offers, I'd like to know what those differences are. They might highlight ways that SS and AFDC could improve.

Part of the difference might be that the money given was with no strings attached, whereas AFDC is always monitoring what you are doing, if you have additional income, and in some cases may cut benefits when you 'break the rules.'

 

[TennVet]

I go with the adage of teaching to fish rather than giving a fish. That said if we provide an open ended source of funds too often it is just a disguise for enablement. There are tons of jobs out there that would yield more than a $1,000 per month. If a short term, pre-conditioned monetary fund gets one ready for one of those jobs, okay. Otherwise it evolves into an entitlement. The freedom to work and earn is the entitlement.