Lexa Black
Sweary maker of word sammiches
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- The simple truth has always been, it's cheaper and simpler to help people. Give people universal healthcare, give them a livable UBI, provide housing and utilities, give them food and education. Safe transportation too, public and private. No means testing, just "Here you go, live well."
- Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
- Year after year, after year. Filling out the same forms, forms that require paper, ink, plastic windowed envelopes. Forms that require delivery, forms that require case workers. Workers asking the same questions time and again. They can check bank accounts, tax records, medical. Still they ask.
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- Reposted by Lexa BlackDiscworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
- Reposted by Lexa BlackA number of people from out-of-state have been opening tabs at small businesses—coffee shops where people on patrol can grab a drink and warm up, bars where people can be in community, etc. It’s been a deeply appreciated form of solidarity and helps the businesses closing tomorrow.
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