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.
  • RandomCucumber@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Would you stop working if the government gave you $500 a month? I sure as hell wouldn’t. At no point in my life have I ever had so much money that I thought “yeah this is enough” and stopped trying to earn more.