Providing Basic Income Not Best Solution for Poverty – C.D. Howe Institute

Providing Basic Income Not Best Solution for Poverty – C.D. Howe Institute

“Even if we could afford GAI programs they aren’t a panacea,” commented Hicks.

January 24, 2017 – Providing a comprehensive, one-size-fits-all guaranteed annual income (GAI) is not the best solution to fighting poverty in Canada, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Toward a New Balance in Social Policy: The Future Role of Guaranteed Annual Income within the Safety Net,” author Peter Hicks urges policymakers to address poverty by using a “bottom-up” approach and developing a new generation of social programs.

The author notes that, due to failed prior attempts to combat poverty, there has been a […]

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