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Basic Income
Apr. 5th, 2021 02:51 pmStockton’s Basic-Income Experiment Pays Off
by Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, Mar 03, 2021A new study of the city’s program that sent cash to struggling individuals finds dramatic changes.
Two years ago, the city of Stockton, California, did something remarkable: It brought back welfare.
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Busting the Myth of ‘Welfare Makes People Lazy’
by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, Mar 08, 2018Cash assistance isn’t just a moral imperative that raises living standards. It’s also a critical investment in the health and future careers of low-income kids.
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Welfare Money Is Paying for a Lot of Things Besides Welfare
by Zach Parolin, The Atlantic, Jun 13, 2019Instead of giving cash assistance to poor families, states are widening the racial divide.
What do a Christian overnight camp, abstinence-only sex education, and pro-marriage advertisements all have in common? They’ve all been funded with money that used to provide cash assistance to low-income families.
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