poverty is not a lack of character
poverty is not a lack of character
poverty is not a lack of character
poverty is a lack of cash the big
poverty is a lack of cash the big
poverty is a lack of cash the big
question is of course what can be done
question is of course what can be done
question is of course what can be done
basic income guarantee it's a monthly
basic income guarantee it's a monthly
basic income guarantee it's a monthly
Grant enough to pay for your basic needs
Grant enough to pay for your basic needs
Grant enough to pay for your basic needs
food shelter education and it didn't
food shelter education and it didn't
food shelter education and it didn't
take long before I stumbled upon the
take long before I stumbled upon the
take long before I stumbled upon the
story of a town that had done it had
story of a town that had done it had
story of a town that had done it had
actually eradicated poverty this story
actually eradicated poverty this story
actually eradicated poverty this story
starts in dolin Canada in 1974 everybody
starts in dolin Canada in 1974 everybody
starts in dolin Canada in 1974 everybody
in this small town was guaranteed a
in this small town was guaranteed a
in this small town was guaranteed a
basic income the experiment had been a
basic income the experiment had been a
basic income the experiment had been a
resounding success the school
resounding success the school
resounding success the school
performance of kids improved
performance of kids improved
performance of kids improved
substantially the hospitalization rate
substantially the hospitalization rate
substantially the hospitalization rate
decreased
decreased
decreased
88.5% domestic violence incidents were
88.5% domestic violence incidents were
88.5% domestic violence incidents were
down as were mental health complaints
down as were mental health complaints
down as were mental health complaints
and people didn't quit their jobs
and people didn't quit their jobs
and people didn't quit their jobs
similar results have since been found in
similar results have since been found in
similar results have since been found in
countless other experiments around the
countless other experiments around the
countless other experiments around the
globe but let's talk about the elephant
globe but let's talk about the elephant
globe but let's talk about the elephant
in the room how could we ever afford a
in the room how could we ever afford a
in the room how could we ever afford a
basic income guarantee what they did in
basic income guarantee what they did in
basic income guarantee what they did in
dolin is they financed it with a
dolin is they financed it with a
dolin is they financed it with a
negative income tax and this means that
negative income tax and this means that
negative income tax and this means that
your income is stopped up as soon as you
your income is stopped up as soon as you
your income is stopped up as soon as you
fall below the poverty line and in that
fall below the poverty line and in that
fall below the poverty line and in that
scenario according to our Economist best
scenario according to our Economist best
scenario according to our Economist best
estimates for a net cost of 175 billion
estimates for a net cost of 175 billion
estimates for a net cost of 175 billion
a quarter of US military spending 1% of
a quarter of US military spending 1% of
a quarter of US military spending 1% of
GDP you could lift all impoverished
GDP you could lift all impoverished
GDP you could lift all impoverished
Americans above the poverty line and
Americans above the poverty line and
Americans above the poverty line and
basic income is so much more than just
basic income is so much more than just
basic income is so much more than just
another policy it is also a complete
another policy it is also a complete
another policy it is also a complete
rethink of what work actually is and in
rethink of what work actually is and in
rethink of what work actually is and in
that sense it will not only free the
that sense it will not only free the
that sense it will not only free the
poor but also the rest of us