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> The biggest problem I see is giving people cash. Why not instead give each adult a voucher for housing (just barely adequate for cheap housing) and each person $5/day food stamps (or something similar), regardless of income.

You haven't explained whatsoever what the "problem" is. Like saying "there is a big problem with nuclear energy. Why aren't we just using windmills." So... whats the problem?

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Food stamps have a funny way of skewing the prices of the things you can use them for. What's wrong with cash? Why do we need to everybody like irresponsible children? (Giving new meaning to the word nanny state, eh)

I thought GP's point was laid out well enough in the rest of the comment.

It was, just formatted poorly into paragraphs. A paragraph is supposed to have some feet to stand on it's own.

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