Social Safety Net - Revision history

Fractalguy at 16:28, 30 November 2025

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	=== The Tribe ===		=== The Tribe ===
	The tribe is the basic unit of ancient [[society]]. Members of the tribe do whatever they can for other tribe members. It's pretty much built-in. You can't not help the other tribe members since you see them all every day.		The tribe is the basic unit of ancient [[society]]. Members of the tribe do whatever they can for other tribe members. It's pretty much built-in. You can't not help the other tribe members since you see them all every day.
			[[File:Mind-before-and-after-universal-basic-income.jpeg\|right\|frameless\|400x400px]]

	=== The Community ===		=== The Community ===

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The Community

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	=== The Community ===		=== The Community ===
	[[Community]] is used here to describe organized, multi-generational, [[values]]-based [[community]] [[organizations]]. For 99% of history this has taken the form of some kind of [[Religions\|religion]], though mutual aid [[societies]], [[unions]], and [[Organizations#Fraternal & Service Organizations\|fraternities]] are also [[communities]] ~~also fit~~ that description, and tend to pitch in whenever a member is struggling. Churches were the original [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/02/gofundme-health-care-hospitals/677353/ GoFundMe]. If a member was sick or had a [[family]] member struggling with [[addiction]], unemployment, or mental health issues, the other members would pitch in to help with child care duties, cooking, bills, and other responsibilities until they were back on their feet.		[[Community]] is used here to describe organized, multi-generational, [[values]]-based [[community]] [[organizations]]. For 99% of history this has taken the form of some kind of [[Religions\|religion]], though mutual aid [[societies]], [[unions]], and [[Organizations#Fraternal & Service Organizations\|fraternities]] are also [[communities]] fitting that description, and tend to pitch in whenever a member is struggling. Churches were the original [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/02/gofundme-health-care-hospitals/677353/ GoFundMe]. If a member was sick or had a [[family]] member struggling with [[addiction]], unemployment, or mental health issues, the other members would pitch in to help with child care duties, cooking, bills, and other responsibilities until they were back on their feet.

	Many [[conservatives]] see the state as undermining these [[communities]]. If you can just get [[food]] benefits from the [[government]], why should the church do its annual food drive? If you can just get [[healthcare]] from the [[government]], why would you need the healing power of prayer? How will they be able to use shelters and [[addiction]] treatment programs to proselytize if the [[government]] makes those services easily available to anyone who needs them? They hear stories about how past generations used to pitch in and help and think that it's a [[necessary]] part of rebuilding our [[communities]]. This reinforces their [[libertarian]] preferences, where the state is the enemy and any attempts to use state [[power]] to help people who might otherwise come to them is opposed.		Many [[conservatives]] see the state as undermining these [[communities]]. If you can just get [[food]] benefits from the [[government]], why should the church do its annual food drive? If you can just get [[healthcare]] from the [[government]], why would you need the healing power of prayer? How will they be able to use shelters and [[addiction]] treatment programs to proselytize if the [[government]] makes those services easily available to anyone who needs them? They hear stories about how past generations used to pitch in and help and think that it's a [[necessary]] part of rebuilding our [[communities]]. This reinforces their [[libertarian]] preferences, where the state is the enemy and any attempts to use state [[power]] to help people who might otherwise come to them is opposed.

Fractalguy at 18:42, 6 January 2025

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	[[File:Social-safety-net-healthcare-ubi-universal-baseic-income.jpg\|thumb\|The state of America's social safety net]]		[[File:Social-safety-net-healthcare-ubi-universal-baseic-income.jpg\|thumb\|The state of America's social safety net]]
	In a wealthy society it is [[Morality\|morally]] repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum [[standard of living]]. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum [[standard of living]] over of any attempts to better themselves.		In a wealthy society it is [[Morality\|morally]] repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum [[standard of living]]. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on [[jobs]], the majority of people would choose a minimum [[standard of living]] over of any attempts to better themselves.

	While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].		While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].

Fractalguy: /* The Community */

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The Community

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	=== The Community ===		=== The Community ===
	[[Community]] is used here to describe organized, multi-generational, values-based community organizations. For 99% of history this has taken the form of some kind of [[Religions\|religion]], though mutual aid [[societies]], [[unions]], and [[Organizations#Fraternal & Service Organizations\|fraternities]] are also [[communities]] also fit that description, and tend to pitch in whenever a member is struggling. Churches were the original [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/02/gofundme-health-care-hospitals/677353/ GoFundMe]. If a member was sick or had a [[family]] member struggling with [[addiction]], unemployment, or mental health issues, the other members would pitch in to help with child care duties, cooking, bills, and other responsibilities until they were back on their feet.		[[Community]] is used here to describe organized, multi-generational, [[values]]-based [[community]] [[organizations]]. For 99% of history this has taken the form of some kind of [[Religions\|religion]], though mutual aid [[societies]], [[unions]], and [[Organizations#Fraternal & Service Organizations\|fraternities]] are also [[communities]] also fit that description, and tend to pitch in whenever a member is struggling. Churches were the original [https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/02/gofundme-health-care-hospitals/677353/ GoFundMe]. If a member was sick or had a [[family]] member struggling with [[addiction]], unemployment, or mental health issues, the other members would pitch in to help with child care duties, cooking, bills, and other responsibilities until they were back on their feet.

	Many [[conservatives]] see the state as undermining these [[communities]]. If you can just get [[food]] benefits from the [[government]], why should the church do its annual food drive? If you can just get [[healthcare]] from the [[government]], why would you need the healing power of prayer? How will they be able to use shelters and [[addiction]] treatment programs to proselytize if the [[government]] makes those services easily available to anyone who needs them? They hear stories about how past generations used to pitch in and help and think that it's a [[necessary]] part of rebuilding our [[communities]]. This reinforces their [[libertarian]] preferences, where the state is the enemy and any attempts to use state [[power]] to help people who might otherwise come to them is opposed.		Many [[conservatives]] see the state as undermining these [[communities]]. If you can just get [[food]] benefits from the [[government]], why should the church do its annual food drive? If you can just get [[healthcare]] from the [[government]], why would you need the healing power of prayer? How will they be able to use shelters and [[addiction]] treatment programs to proselytize if the [[government]] makes those services easily available to anyone who needs them? They hear stories about how past generations used to pitch in and help and think that it's a [[necessary]] part of rebuilding our [[communities]]. This reinforces their [[libertarian]] preferences, where the state is the enemy and any attempts to use state [[power]] to help people who might otherwise come to them is opposed.

Fractalguy at 18:37, 6 January 2025

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 While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCefggxCaMY||center|The Role of Social Safety Nets|frame}}
+== Social Safety Nets Through History ==
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 {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g8BnICrco||center|A Plan to Transform Access to the Social Safety Net|frame}}
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 {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GYWKCHpc8||center|Waylon Jennings - Working Without a Net|frame}}

Fractalguy at 01:53, 1 February 2024

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	[[File:Social-safety-net-healthcare-ubi-universal-baseic-income.jpg\|thumb\|The state of America's social safety net]]		[[File:Social-safety-net-healthcare-ubi-universal-baseic-income.jpg\|thumb\|The state of America's social safety net]]
	In a wealthy society it is morally repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum standard of living. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum standard of living over of any attempts to better themselves.		In a wealthy society it is [[Morality\|morally]] repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum [[standard of living]]. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum [[standard of living]] over of any attempts to better themselves.

	While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].		While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].

Fractalguy at 11:47, 25 January 2024

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			[[File:Social-safety-net-healthcare-ubi-universal-baseic-income.jpg\|thumb\|The state of America's social safety net]]
	In a wealthy society it is morally repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum standard of living. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum standard of living over of any attempts to better themselves.		In a wealthy society it is morally repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum standard of living. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum standard of living over of any attempts to better themselves.

Fractalguy at 18:11, 7 January 2024

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	While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].		While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCefggxCaMY\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCefggxCaMY\|\|center\|The Role of Social Safety Nets\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g8BnICrco\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g8BnICrco\|\|center\|A Plan to Transform Access to the Social Safety Net\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GYWKCHpc8\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GYWKCHpc8\|\|center\|Waylon Jennings - Working Without a Net\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 18:08, 7 January 2024

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	In a wealthy society it is morally repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum standard of living. ~~While some~~ argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum standard of living ~~instead~~ of any attempts to better themselves.		In a wealthy society it is morally repugnant to allow any citizen to fall below a minimum standard of living. Unfortunately, many still argue that without the [[incentive]] of dying in the street to encourage us to take on jobs, the majority of people would choose a minimum standard of living over of any attempts to better themselves.

	While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].		While this dim view of human nature is demonstrably false, perverse [[incentives]] do exist when means-tested safety net benefits are phased out in a way that entry-level employment causes significant net loss of income when the value of those benefits is considered. This is why modern [[best practices]] prefer universal safety net benefits like [[universal basic income]] and [[universal health care]].

Fractalguy at 21:46, 30 December 2023

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCefggxCaMY\|\|center\|\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCefggxCaMY\|\|center\|\|frame}}

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8g8BnICrco\|\|center\|\|frame}}

			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GYWKCHpc8\|\|center\|\|frame}}