This article makes a compelling argument for giving everyone a "mincome".
Why we should give free money to everyone
The basic idea is that poverty costs society money, and that it's cheaper, and of great benefit to society if everyone has a basic income, no questions asked - so no one ever drops below the poverty line. The intro says.
"We tend to think that simply giving people money makes them lazy. Yet a wealth of scientific research proves the contrary: free money helps. It is time for a radical reform of the welfare state."
They actually did a study in Canada where a whole town was on a mincome for some years, and it seems it was a great success.
I must say I find the idea compelling. What do you think?
(Please have a look at the article before responding if you can, there's some surprising and thought provoking stuff there).
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aufaniae · 28/02/2014 21:25
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