Benjamin’s plan
Regarding “100 Columbia fathers would get $500 a month through guaranteed income pilot program,” ( Dec. 11 ):
In reading about the $500 stipend Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is touting, all I can think about is themissed opportunity and shortsighted boondoggle this is.Recipients get $500 monthly for two years, or $12,000, and this is to help them better their lives? What happens at the end of two years when they lose this money “cold turkey” and can’t meet bills they depended on the money for?Why not abide by the age-old proverb “give a man a fish and you […]
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