A study of $500 to $2000 given to poor families one time only fails to show any benefit; in fact, the effects trended negative. The researchers had asked experts to predict the results of this experiment, and they had all guessed that it would go well.

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The negatives were all subjective and seemed to be related to these people having this brand new problem of where to allocate money they never had before. Nearly all of it went to necessities.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, turns out giving poor people a bunch of money doesn't solve their problems. Just look at all the lottery winners who wish they had never won.

[–]raven9 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It fixes hidden problems like paying for repairs to their car. Outwardly there would be no obvious change in their lifestyle.