In today's @bopinion post, I explain why we need to do more than just give people cash. We need to make sure that everyone has access to affordable housing, health care, transportation, and nutritious food.
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This reiterates what I've been saying for a long time, but it's also a response to @elidourado's post on the same topic!
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Whereas @elidourado focuses on using new *technology* to get low-income Americans the basic necessities of life, I argue that in the crucial areas of housing and health care and transportation, what's really needed is better *policy*.
In health care, we need national health insurance to force down prices.
In housing, we need various pro-density measures.
In transportation, we need to identify and address sources of excess construction cost so we can actually build trains.
In housing, we need various pro-density measures.
In transportation, we need to identify and address sources of excess construction cost so we can actually build trains.
Better technology can help. More cash benefits are good. But to really get Americans the essentials of life, we need better policy to force down the cost of health care, construction, and rent!!
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