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Everywhere it's been implemented (that I'm aware of, at least) it's been a boon to the population, with little to no waste on "evil kinds of substances or temptations. It's amazing, but give people a livable wage and they actually manage to live within its boundaries and put a little aside for savings. It's like... wow... I can *count* on this amount coming in each month, how much easier it is for planning, etc. Treat people like sentient adults and most of them will surprise the heck out of you and actually act that way!

I've thought about the restructuring of SSI in the same way, perhaps with an added percentage to account for the difference in ways that we have to spend our money vs the younger generations. But it would have to be handled a bit differently to put in the same "untouchable" category that FDR created for it. Of course, look at how "untouchable" it's become since Reagan... grrrrr...