Rahman
97 posts
DC-based @andpizza is promoting a new dessert named after former Mayor/Councilman Marion Barry, and their launch frequently references drugs (Barry was the center of a crack cocaine scandal in 1990) "These knots will blow you away" "even force the DEA to look twice"
Will universal basic income (UBI) reduce gun violence? The available evidence points to YES. In a scoping review published in late 2022, the researchers found four studies that specifically examined the relationship between income support policies and firearm violence. Of those, 3 were conducted in the US and 1 in Brazil. ALL 4 found associations of policy-relevant magnitude between income support policies and reductions in risk of inter-personal firearm violence. Study 1: "A one standard deviation (or 10.11%) increase in percentage of the precinct population receiving public assistance was associated with 10.53 fewer homicides per 100,000 for young adults and 2.9 fewer homicides per 100,000 for adults over the study period." Study 2: "Bolsa Familia coverage had the most pronounced effect on firearm homicides and in the anticipated direction. The investigators stated that while it may not help reduce the incidence of all homicides, [the monthly income program] robustly reduces the incidence of firearm homicides specifically." Study 3: "A one standard deviation increase in welfare spending was associated with 14% lower firearm homicide rates." Study 4: "The [$1,000 a month] program was associated with reductions in firearm violence; they estimated there were 55% fewer firearm deaths and hospital visits for firearm injury as well as 43% fewer firearm crimes annually due to the program." Source: stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/127460
