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(10-05-2013 09:55 AM)teh_skeeze Wrote:  

I believe that every adult should be allowed a stipend for food and shelter (food stamps and section 8 in the US). In order to receive it, you must do a certain amount of community service. You can opt out of the community service by paying into the system. I find it absurd that as the "richest" country in the world we have homeless and food insecure people. We'll give resources to people half way around the world, but look at similar people in our own country with disdain.

And how on Earth would we pay for that?

245,000,000 x $2500 x 12 ~ 7.4 Trillion per year.