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minus-squareakilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·19 hours agoWho are they getting money from? Other people who can’t afford groceries? We’re just all buying each other groceries that one of us can afford?
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30·19 hours agoLikely situations where a person will be okay this month so they send another $20 or so and maybe a few months down the line, they are the one that needs a bit of help. It’s like the proverb, “it takes a village”, only commoditized.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up35·18 hours agoSounds like socialism to me. Maybe we need a bigger version, funded by those who won’t miss the money.
minus-squareFatCrab@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours agoIt’s literally the methodology of…insurance.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoI don’t believe that’s how insurance works. They charge people based on perceived risk, not based on how much they can pay
minus-squareJoshuaFalken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·18 hours ago But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?
Who are they getting money from? Other people who can’t afford groceries? We’re just all buying each other groceries that one of us can afford?
Likely situations where a person will be okay this month so they send another $20 or so and maybe a few months down the line, they are the one that needs a bit of help.
It’s like the proverb, “it takes a village”, only commoditized.
Sounds like socialism to me.
Maybe we need a bigger version, funded by those who won’t miss the money.
It’s literally the methodology of…insurance.
I don’t believe that’s how insurance works. They charge people based on perceived risk, not based on how much they can pay
But how would they swim if they paid for all our avocado toast?