9 months ago4 points(+0/-0/+4Score on mirror)1 child
It actually is real. They will be sending anyone who receives benefits a smart thermostat which the government will monitor via an app you will be required to install on your phone. If you refuse to dl it, they will cut your bennies off. Beginning 1/2026
9 months ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
Other monitoring is in the works as well. They will specifically be looking for people who game the system by working exactly the right amount of hours / wages. It's about to get rough for welfare bums who refuse to work like everyone else.
We have the technology now to enforce this 100%. Unfortunately allowing this type of surveillance in people's homes would invite too much overreach temptation so everyone, not just welfare losers would suffer
9 months ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
there are a lot of apartment, condo, and even co-op buildings in DC proper where the building controls all AC in the building. you MIGHT have a thermostat in your unit, but they do exactly this... the heat is limited to 68 in the winter and the AC is limited to 75 the rest of the year.
and there's no incentive to fix this shit in any existing buildings that already have this because rent controls are nuts. only new builds have proper AC/heat, and the only way for a developer to get a deal is to pay off the city council.