| Insignia Elites |
| Was it the government funding that was an issue to not continue? |
Sunny with Strong Gusting Winds| The Old Gods |
| It's been done countless times as "studies", had overwhelming success and nothing came of it once the study was done. |
| The Old Gods |
| universal basic income. Basically where everyone gets a flat amount of money every x amount of time. |
| Calela Eventing |
| a program where a government provides regular, unconditional cash payments to all citizens, regardless of their employment status or wealth |
| Calela Eventing |
| Eury Mhm, its definitely a tricky one. Thanks for all the replies. I was curious on what people thought |
| Angels angels |
| Raven I agree, the issue is the companies that do bottled water and even some of the processing plants for tap water in some places, they aren't government run they are businesses. Just people trying to line their pockets just like everything else lol |
| Insignia Elites |
| You can kinda flip it to the other side - if water needs to be free what about food, shelter etc |
| The Old Gods |
| Homelessness is a complex issue, anyway, that's a bit more than just 'access to drinking water'. |
| Embervale Acres |
| That's technically what's provided by water fountains in public places |
| Ravenwood Farm |
| And all that could be paid for through taxes as well (just saying it's a possibility, not that it should or shouldn't). But then it's getting political and iffy to talk about here |
| Angels angels |
| The water may be free but like I said all the things that goes into making it safe and clean, packaging it, and transporting it isnt free |
| Angels angels |
| Raven I mean yeah, you could go out to a river and collect the water and process it yourself for free lol. No one will stop you. But if you want someone to do all that for you you have to pay for it. Just like anything else |
| Calela Eventing |
| Thanks. I'm working on a report about water and the homeless and the more i research the more i think about wether water should be free |
| Embervale Acres |
| Yes, but food should also be a human right. Water is a limited resource |
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| The Old Gods |
| It's been done countless times as "studies", had overwhelming success and nothing came of it once the study was done. |
| The Old Gods |
| universal basic income. Basically where everyone gets a flat amount of money every x amount of time. |
| Calela Eventing |
| a program where a government provides regular, unconditional cash payments to all citizens, regardless of their employment status or wealth |
| Calela Eventing |
| Eury Mhm, its definitely a tricky one. Thanks for all the replies. I was curious on what people thought |
| Angels angels |
| Raven I agree, the issue is the companies that do bottled water and even some of the processing plants for tap water in some places, they aren't government run they are businesses. Just people trying to line their pockets just like everything else lol |
| Insignia Elites |
| You can kinda flip it to the other side - if water needs to be free what about food, shelter etc |
| The Old Gods |
| Homelessness is a complex issue, anyway, that's a bit more than just 'access to drinking water'. |
| Embervale Acres |
| That's technically what's provided by water fountains in public places |
| Ravenwood Farm |
| And all that could be paid for through taxes as well (just saying it's a possibility, not that it should or shouldn't). But then it's getting political and iffy to talk about here |
| Angels angels |
| The water may be free but like I said all the things that goes into making it safe and clean, packaging it, and transporting it isnt free |
| Angels angels |
| Raven I mean yeah, you could go out to a river and collect the water and process it yourself for free lol. No one will stop you. But if you want someone to do all that for you you have to pay for it. Just like anything else |
| Calela Eventing |
| Thanks. I'm working on a report about water and the homeless and the more i research the more i think about wether water should be free |
| Embervale Acres |
| Yes, but food should also be a human right. Water is a limited resource |
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