Very controversial, indeed. It is difficult to predict how this sort of basic 'reassurance" to survive can impact in the possibilities or willingness of people in need, to overcome their problems for themselves or, on the contrary, it creates dependency for the assistance, becoming in a unsustainable liability for the rest of the society. Either way, It deserves further and careful analysis, not only for its benefits to very needed people, but also to avoid or minimize its negative 'externalities' when or if implemented.
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