https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-will-launch-basic-income-experiment-to-fight-entrenched-disparities/600136770
I've just never understood how experiments like these can give any useful data while avoiding all the risks of it backfiring and having the naysayers going "see? Xyz doesn't work here, so it won't work at scale, either".
Also, a classic urban / rural slapfight;
Every opinion from the rural areas ignores the fact that the rural areas use more state aid than they generate in tax revenue. They exist because the urban areas generate enough tax revenue to cover aid needs in the rural areas.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
I think you fricked up and forgot the reddit link.
Anyways, these pilot programs are all r-slurred because they're all too cheap to do it for real. Seriously just buy annuities so you can guarantee the money every month for life. That will tell you what the actual effects are.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
Snapshots:
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context