"There is an astonishing amount of evidence that direct cash grants work, but almost no politicians even mention the idea.

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

"There is an astonishing amount of evidence that direct cash grants work, but almost no politicians even mention the idea. Why?" https://rgmii.org/blog/initial-frequently-asked-questions/

[eschaton@mastodon.social]

@codinghorror Calvinism: “Someone might get ‘something’ for ‘nothing’ and that’s Not Fair an therefor immoral!”

[eschaton@mastodon.social]

@codinghorror If you haven’t tried bringing it up on Nextdoor, it’s an interesting experience.

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

@eschaton no thank you, I'm good

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

@eschaton BUT! send them to our faq and https://rgmii.org in general as a resource / explainer, please!

[philsplace@mastodon.sdf.org]

@codinghorror

Seeing those “metro” areas in Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas sent me down a rabbit hole looking for how they defined them…

For anyone else interested:

About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

This section provides detailed information and statistics on metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.

Census.gov (www.census.gov)

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

@philsplace yes the definitions matter, but they are fairly straightforward