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Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found. (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Who cares? Did you not see how it was cheaper than what we're currently doing because fewer people wind up in hospitals and prisons?

Where does the more money we are currently spending come from?