Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled.

Rimu@piefed.social to politics @lemmy.world – 814 points – Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled.
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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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You're right we should do nothing instead and let people continue to starve.

I'll start. I'm not going to eat now.

I started yesterday. Take that capitalist. Can't make money of my continued existence if I'm not spending anything...