Is Giving Cash a Better Solution for Poverty?
By
Marcelo Fernandez-Gonzalez
1 min read
⚠️ Heads up: this article is from our "experimental era" — a beautiful mess of enthusiasm ✨, caffeine ☕, and user-submitted chaos 🤹. We kept it because it’s part of our journey 🛤️ (and hey, everyone has awkward teenage years 😅).
Two surprising facts about welfare and poverty in the United States: substantial spending on the bottom earners, but inefficacy in fulfilling human needs. If all the money spent on anti-poverty programs was given directly to poor families, poverty could be eliminated. The shortcomings of the current system, including the substitution of in-kind benefits for labor income and the overlooked effectiveness of cash support, are brought to light. The potential for cash transfers as a viable solution is emphasized.