[Top19]

>“One of my ambitions is to help our users put more food on the table,” says Jimmy Chen, the founder of Propel.

This app has some short-term benefits, but it’s hard to see long-term benefits. What if every government aid program was super easy to sign-up for and instantly check whatever you need. What would change? Less taxes from all the gov workers we’d no longer need?

[Anderkent]

>This app has some short-term benefits, but it’s hard to see long-term benefits. What if every government aid program was super easy to sign-up for and instantly check whatever you need. What would change? Less taxes from all the gov workers we’d no longer need?

A lot of people who could receive aid but don't have the time / ability / don't know that they could receive aid would get help? How is that not a good result?

And yes, it'd also mean that there's less effort required to find people who need help and verify them, and thus the overhead is reduced.

[lazyasciiart]

To make the most simplistic possible point, having a society where everyone is adequately fed is a longterm benefit. Perhaps you'd be interested in the history of the American school lunch program.

[PhasmaFelis]

> This app has some short-term benefits, but it’s hard to see long-term benefits. What if every government aid program was super easy to sign-up for and instantly check whatever you need. What would change?

More of the people who need those services would be able to get them?

[rebuilder]

Less taxes as you point out, and more time for aid recipients to spend improving their lives instead of dealing with bureaucracy.