I've read this one article. Seems like an interesting idea. Anyone care to explain why this is dumb? "Everyone will just be lazy and not work" seems to be a poor argument against.

I think I could totally get behind abolishing food stamps, rent assistance, etc. if this were implemented properly. Ridding ourselves of those bureaucracies would free up a lot of resources to ramp up family services, that would ensure children aren't being neglected. After all, I don't really give a damn if an adult is using their government assistance to get high-- but using money that should be going to feed kids... but then again, that's already happening, since it's not uncommon to have people offer a discount on your grocery bill if you pay them cash and they use their foodstamp card.

blah blah, I think I'm rambling... what are your thoughts on the issue? Here's a link to the NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/ma..._20131113&_r=0