Fair enough. There’s apparently something of that sort in Germany (sort of but they have a rent of 1 euro per year or something) but the idea sounds nice. Though what if said poor people have mental/physical/addiction problems and could not live together? What if they have kids who need to go to school and your plot of land is just to far away? Also if you do become economically significant in the area that could have negative effects on locals (at least to my understanding). Overal the idea sounds real good
I’m just thinking about the most efficent way somebody would maximize the benefit the sum can bring. There was this Standford 5 dollar experiment that has something interesting along those lines (sort of) and I’m also thinking about the parable of the master that went away and gave his servants different amounts of his treasure. So yeah overal give yourself a pat on the back for an interesting idea is what I mean to say.
Well, again, this is what
I’d do with the money because I see the need.
The first focus would be for young, single people quazi-stable who need an affordable place to live. Many young people today are needing to extricate themselves from abusive/manipulative/controlling homes but rent is so high they cannot. We have a good number of them on this board.
They are often forgotten and overlooked by charities because they ‘earn too much’ or don’t have kids or, heck, don’t have a debilting mental illness or drug addictions.
The hope would be to, eventually, have room for people with more severe illnesses and the staff to deal with them, for families, etc. Most of the best addiction counselors and advocates are well supported recovering addicts themselves. But that would be a 10+ million plan, if not even more.
I could also run one of the programs I’ve wanted to for ages, which is a “Holiday Camp” which is a “boot camp” so to speak for hostile, non-violent separated couples and their children. It would involve the parents agreeing to a list of individual and group therapies, parenting classes and legal plans all while giving the kids time to enjoy being a kid free from the stress of bouncing between mom and dad in a “summer camp” environment.
Eventually, I’d have a nursing home with a daycare center and school. And an assisted living center that is staffed in part by 16-21yo foster kids who’ve shown themselves to be responsible.
sigh That’d take about 50 million if not more.
I think that there are billions of ways that one could “maximize” the value of a dollar. I mean, really, in the US or Europe 2 million isn’t going to go
that far. It could build the infrastructure for an entire city, educate all the children and feed thousands in Central America, South America or Africa. One might argue then, that 2 million on women and children in the US would be not getting the most bang for your buck.
