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.
  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    141·
    2 months ago

    Well you can identify shortages in required goods like food, housing, and internet; and have the government enter the market with a basic level of service “at cost”. Put an anchor right in that market.

    • Wiz@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Everyone needs food, housing, water, electricity, healthcare, education, and Internet access. Those things would need to be capped pretty tightly.

      I can almost hear the conservatives howling now. I mean, they howl about it now, and we’ve not even done anything about it!