Instead of food stamps, get basic income.

[Swampy]

This idea has been around for decades.

The government should provide for the needy, at least to a Canadian who likes his safety net. But there are too many overlapping programs, so the best way is to provide a universal income, so the user can decide how he wants to spend the money.

This will eliminate a ton of bureaucracy, and it would allow the free market to work.

[mcnoch]

That is the same here, but please don't believe that it will reduce bureaucracy, because you will find one million new points that need to administered to make it fair.

[Sir John]

If they try that over here, I am buying shares in a pub!

.....and a casino!


SJ