HofmaimaierMar 10

correctly

https://feddit.org/post/26921281

Show threadThatGuy46475
A billion dollars gives us a few bucks per person.
Mar 10 at 9:21pmWeb
Show threadHofmaimaierMar 10
So rather killing other people with these dollars?
Show threadpanda_abyssMar 10
The pentagon spent 93 billion on crab legs and furniture. 
Show threadWalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]Mar 10
I’ll take $3/day gladly. And there are lots of people who could use that a lot more than me.
Show threadtacosanonymousMar 11
And if it was only that, I’d be okay with someone who needed it more getting my share.
Show threadSkyeStarfallMar 11
I’m not American, but that’s like a good 7.5% of my monthly expenses. That’s significant
Show threadAlleroMar 11
Over 10% of my income, too
Show threadchonglibloodsportMar 11
If they gave everyone $3/day, the price of necessities like food would go up accordingly.
Show threadmarcosMar 10

$500, isn’t it? Or my math is wrong?

How many people in the US make $500 a day? (~180k an year)

Show threadNaichMar 10
A few bucks per person would be better than spending it blowing up schools and killing children. If they just took the billion dollars and burnt it, it would be better for everyone overall, never mind spending it on public services or things that would directly help people.
Show threadZephorahMar 10
Hey, any amount of gas money helps.
Show threadJaxMar 10
It could literally be used on anything else and it would be better than what it’s being used on currently. We could burn the cash and gain more use from the ashes.
Show threadsaltescMar 10
Every US citizen is a starving renter with health fragility?
Show threadSCmSTRMar 11

Every person. A few bucks. Each day. If you only gave to those who need, that would be more than a few.

In fact, it might put back the money that has driven that exact percentage of people into poverty in the first place, like a missing puzzle piece.