Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.
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UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • TheSambassador@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    9 months ago

    But if we raised the bottom up enough, it wouldn’t really matter if they were on the bottom. Many people would be happy if they had a stable place to live, food, healthcare, and freedom, and many don’t really need or even want “more” all the time. The problem is the vast differences in wealth and ownership.

    • SevFTW@feddit.de
      11·
      9 months ago

      That’s a fair point. But in a world that values money above all else, that’s not just a divide in wealth and ownership but a divide in power.

    • Malfeasant@lemm.ee
      11·
      9 months ago

      The problem is you can’t exploit comfortable people, so the uber rich would only be super rich, and that’s not good enough for them…