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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its not a real thing - its the crazy guy wanting to pretend he's doing good.  Its basically 300 families and that will do more harm than good as after those two years the families will be used to the money, lose it and be in the same situation as before.  Its not a good idea like he thinks.[/quote]

Or in two years,

Their kids will be older and they won’t have daycare costs.
The parents will have earned certifications or degrees that are a path to a higher earning jobs. When I got a two year fellowship, no one said that  would get used to the money and it would do me more harm than good for the remaining years of my program.

Considering the harm that poverty does to growing brains, even two years relief from that is a good investment.[/quote]

Another good question then.  Will they do a longitudinal study over 5 years, over 10?  To see if this blip in time actually did some measurable good?

Because given Jawando's track record, he's great at proposing the headline-grabbing ideas.  But completely sucks at making them actually work.[/quote]

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