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God I hate such empty bullshit. Of course the only group that got less, only 1/10th of the next group, saw by far the smallest gains. What a completely empty sentence.
It's a study and they're reporting the findings. That's who science works, my guy.
One outcome could have been that those who received them most spent it all on cocaine and hookers. Now, some may say that's gains, and some others may say that's a loss, but in the end, they defined the parameters for what gains means, and cocaine and hookers ain't it.
But more to the point, it has been demostrarte that wealth asking won't give you the biggest gains. Just look up all the people who won the lottery and are worse off today.
It's a finding. Not a statement. It's an observation of the data. Opinions are not valid. If you feel that "of course that is obvious duuuhh" well you can't actually make that claim unless you have data and the data reflects this. That's how science works.
You are technically correct, but:
It shows that giving people $50 is not nearly as effective as giving them more, so the program should shoot for a reasonable floor on the amount per month.