Universal Basic Income

[sanantone]

I am half-black, with lots of black (and half-black) family members. I've studied black history. I've witnessed plenty in a few different communities. So I think I'm qualified to speak about this.

If you look at the history of black families before the "war on poverty" began, they stayed together. What magically happened around that time to change things, if not this?

Families needing welfare, and women being told that they could not have it if a man was in the house. They would even show up to check and see if it looked like a man was living there. I know people who this happened to. So, basically, they could get money if a man wasn't around, and not if a man was.

The War on Drugs came soon after. But, you're completely missing the point that less black children were born out of wedlock before the sexual revolution and War on Poverty. Men are more likely to leave if they aren't married to the mother. Many times, there was no relationship to begin with.

The welfare you qualify for is actually based on income, not having a man in the house. My grandfather stayed with my grandmother, and he was in the military, but they still qualified for food stamps. After the welfare to work laws, any adult who is in the household is required to find a job, this includes adult children. Plenty of families with men in the household receive welfare. The only reasons why a man would be hidden is either to hide income or to hide an adult who is unwilling to get a job.

Another issue that the War on Drugs can be linked to is that those with drug convictions can't be in public housing or receive a Section 8 voucher. So, if a father gets out of prison, he can't go back to living with his family unless they lie about him living in the home.This applies to everyone, including mothers with drug convictions.

1. My family was on welfare in the 90s and 2000s, and I've personally had to deal with the welfare to work rules.

2. My grandparents received food stamps after the War on Poverty was started because military salaries were so low. Many military families, today, still qualify for some form of government assistance.

3. In my current and two of my past jobs, I worked with men who were knowingly in the household and received government assistance. Not being able to have a man in the household is a total myth. It's all about income and meeting the work requirements either by getting a job or going to school. There's an exemption if you're disabled.