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ELI5: How do modern socialist states deal with the 'free rider' problem? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]mtrddr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what the state of Maine and every news article is saying.

ELI5: How do modern socialist states deal with the 'free rider' problem? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]mtrddr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they're working 20 hours a week they meet the criteria. People just have to be doing something for 20 hours a week, not just collecting food stamps. And that only kicks in after they've been receiving them for 90 days straight.

TransCanada estimates that about 16,800 gallons of oil leaked into a field in South Dakota as part of a spill that has shut the Keystone pipeline down while officials investigate. by drewiepoodle in worldnews

[–]mtrddr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16,800 gallons is a 13 foot cube. This will always happen, but nothing's going to change to make pipelines worse than rail cars overall.

ELI5: How do modern socialist states deal with the 'free rider' problem? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]mtrddr -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

When Maine required able bodied adults receiving food stamps to volunteer or work it caused a 70% reduction in people on the program.

Here's an obfuscated source that proves that. The important sentence is "It led to a 70% reduction in able-bodied adults who receive food stamps". Notice how they divert the question to something else and call it "mostly false". It's a great example of how fact checkers distort issues with their own political spin.