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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled. (finance.yahoo.com)

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A Seattle basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month, nearly doubling employment rates.
Some participants reported getting new housing, while others saw their employment incomes rise.
Basic income pilots nationwide have seen noteworthy success, despite conservative opposition.

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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago

Brace for all of the explanations why we can't just do this...

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 39 points 2 months ago

because money for poor people is a waste, when we could funnel it all to the handful of giga-billionaires who need to add all money in circulation to their draconic horde, obviously.

[-] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

The first trillionaire ain't gonna make themself.

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