Offering people incentives to stop using meth, a practice known as contingency management, runs against a federal cap of $75 per year. But officials are wary of political perceptions.
  • solrize@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    Tldr: The tool is a behavioral intervention, paying the addicts to stay clean. It works but is controversial.

    • HungryJerboaEnglish
      16·
      1 month ago

      Republicans only like bribery for rich people, not poor people.

      • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        If you’re rich, you’re living off the back of an exploited working class the American Dream™. If you’re poor, you need to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and work harder to earn me even more wealth.