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http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-will-test-idea-of-a-guaranteed-minimum-income-to-ease-poverty-spending-on-social-programs

I would go 1 step further on the minimum income, because in and by itself, it won’t help resolve a major issue of how that money is spent and will end up being criticized in the same way as OW shortcomings.

You have the computers, so put them to work to manage people who have poor financial literacy !

AND GET THEM BANK ACCOUNTS SO THEY’RE NOT GOUCHED BY MONEY LENDERS SUCH AS MONEY MART et al. AND BY TEMPORARY LABOUR COMPANIES CASHING THEIR CHEQUES FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING CASH INSTEAD OF A USELESS PIECE OF PAPER WITH NO VALUE WHEN THERE’S NO BANK ACCOUNT.

YEP, IT INVOLVES GETTING PEOPLE TO MANAGE THESE PEOPLE. BUT LET’S SEE IT THAT PAVES THE WAY TOWARDS TRUE REFORM OF THOSE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF POVERTY INCOMES.

CALL THEM STEWARDS, CUSTODIANS, FIXER-UPPERS, TRUSTEES, MACGYVERS…. BUT GET THESE NEW PEOPLE TO HELP OUT SORT THE HOMELESS AND ADDICTED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF GOOD FINANCIAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT. FOR THE MOST PART, THESE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE POVERTY STRICKEN PEOPLE MUST BE CREATIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO CONDITIONS. THEY HAVE TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX IN ORDER TO SOLVE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES INSTEAD OF A MASS MARKET RIGID RULED SYSTEM TO GET THEM OVER THAT POOR INTO ON YOUR FEET THRESHOLD. AND ABLE TO STAY THERE…. WHICH IS THE WHOLE POINT TO BEGIN WITH.

MIKE HARRIS MADE IT WORST – BECAUSE IF IT’S CALLED ONTARIO WORKS, BUT I HAVE MY TRAVEL ALLOWANCE PULLED BECAUSE I’VE REACHED A LIMIT, SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE I’M NOT LOOKING FOR WORK INSTEAD OF HAVING IT ON THE RADAR AND UPCOMING, THEN IT’S BROKEN. EVEN THE FOOD SUPPLEMENT WHICH WOULD HAVE HELPED DURING WINTER MONTHS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR ON DISABILITY/HEALTH GROUNDS.

FIX IT RIGHT AND IMPROVE IT INSTEAD OF JUST SLAPPING A LABEL ON PEOPLE THAT YOU’RE OVER THE POVERTY THRESHOLD BY A LOONIE TUNE.

IT WON’T FIX EVERYTHING, BECAUSE NOW I REALIZE THERE’S A WHOLE SLEW OF HANKY PANKY ON THE LOWDOWN. BUT AT LEAST THE ‘FRESH MEAT’ MIGHT STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF THE GUTTER BEFORE HAVING TO SPEND ON MORE USELESS SOCIAL SPENDING LIKE PRISONS, DETENTION CENTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT GALORE, DRUG BENEFITS, ETC…….