A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly. Employment among the participants nearly doubled.
  • 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.
  • Garbanzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    You deal with the inflation issue with strict antitrust enforcement. Actual competition in the market should keep prices under control but we’ve let a handful of companies corner the market on way too many things and well, just look around.