Benefits of Trickle Up Economics

The Benefits of Trickle Up Economics

If Everyone Has... The Local Benefits Would Be... The National Benefits Would Be...

Food
Lowers need for food kitchens, etc. Resources could be used elsewhere.
Food given can be healthy, thus helping with medical costs (prevention).
Local farmers can be utilized, thus helping the local economy.

We can stop paying farmers not to produce food.
Virtually no farms would go bankrupt.
Goodbye Farm Aid.

Housing

No homeless, eliminate the need for shelters.
Resources previously used for homeless go somewhere else.
No homeless = less burden on police and justice system.
Previously homeless families can focus on other things (like getting a job).
New housing will not have lead paint.

Added construction helps the economy.
Would help with population decline in certain parts of the country.

Jobs
(Meaning jobs that pay a living wage, job training and apprenticeships and jobs for the handicapped and many emotionally ill)

More people paying taxes.
More people buying; stimulating the economy.
HUGE reduction of people on welfare thus taxing the system less.
Jobs can be in areas that improve blight and help those who need it.

More money collected in federal taxes.
Jobs can be in Federal works.

Medical Care
(yes, "nationalized" health care)

More people would be able to work.
Emphasis to be on prevention.
Employ Doctors & Nurses.

Companies don't need to spend on insurance.
Less time paid for sick leave.

Overall "Trickle Up" Effects

Having basic needs met can help members of society worry about higher needs (pretty important in an allegedly evolving society).
Gives people more sense of hope:
less poverty, less crime, less violence, less drug demand = less strain on police.
more hope = more pride in neigborhoods and self-monitoring behavior.
The government can use private businesses to do a lot of this, stimulating the economy. (But profit cannot be the number one priority for basic needs)
Profit-making can be the priority of business for non-essential goods and services but there needs to be a percent that is for the public good.
Kids would come to school ready to learn
More kids better educated = better workforce, less teen pregnancy, less reliance on legal system.
Basics being taken care of supports the concept of family. Adults will need to work less.

Trickle Up Economics Emphasizes:

This is not for "the poor", the lower classes, etc. This emphasizes human rights for EVERYONE.
These are RIGHTS! With the US and the world having as many resources as we do there is absolutely no reason anyone should be without. Having money does not entitle you to basic needs more than others.
Think of the concept of country as a really big village. (As in, it takes a village...)
You can be rich as long as everyone's needs are met. In fact, you probably have a better chance of being rich if everyone's needs are met.
Profit off the bare necessities is to be regulated. Does that mean all food, clothing, etc? No, only the basics.
The money that would pay for all this would come from what we would save from the social and legal services we would not need.

The benefits of Trickle Up Economics.
How do we pay for this?
You commie, pinko, liberal scum!

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If Everyone Has...	The Local Benefits Would Be...	The National Benefits Would Be...
Food	Lowers need for food kitchens, etc. Resources could be used elsewhere. Food given can be healthy, thus helping with medical costs (prevention). Local farmers can be utilized, thus helping the local economy.	We can stop paying farmers not to produce food. Virtually no farms would go bankrupt. Goodbye Farm Aid.
Housing	No homeless, eliminate the need for shelters. Resources previously used for homeless go somewhere else. No homeless = less burden on police and justice system. Previously homeless families can focus on other things (like getting a job). New housing will not have lead paint.	Added construction helps the economy. Would help with population decline in certain parts of the country.
Jobs (Meaning jobs that pay a living wage, job training and apprenticeships and jobs for the handicapped and many emotionally ill)	More people paying taxes. More people buying; stimulating the economy. HUGE reduction of people on welfare thus taxing the system less. Jobs can be in areas that improve blight and help those who need it.	More money collected in federal taxes. Jobs can be in Federal works.
Medical Care (yes, "nationalized" health care)	More people would be able to work. Emphasis to be on prevention. Employ Doctors & Nurses.	Companies don't need to spend on insurance. Less time paid for sick leave.