Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled. - eviltoast
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.
  • jj4211@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    To reinforce your point:

    A Seattle-area guaranteed basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month

    102 participants

    Employment in the group nearly doubled

    Note that per a quick search Seattle has about 750k people, 102 specifically low income persons given money for some finite trial period is very very far from a test of universal basic income.