The most striking proposals were for the elimination of medical debt for millions of Americans; the “first-ever” ban on price gouging for groceries and food; a cap on prescription drug costs; a $25,000 subsidy for first-time home buyers; and a child tax credit that would provide $6,000 per child to families for the first year of a baby’s life.

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    4 months ago

    True, but giving money for free isn’t a proper way of fighting with poverty.

    It literally is. Study after study proves just giving people money with no strings attached gives massive benefits for essentially no net cost.

    https://college.unc.edu/2021/03/universal-basic-income/

    The fact that you don’t know this proves you either ignore this, or don’t search anything to confirm you’re correct.