Guaranteed basic income could cut poverty on P.E.I. by 80%: report | CBC News

Guaranteed basic income could cut poverty on P.E.I. by 80%: report | CBC News

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It’s only worked to reduce poverty, homelessness, precarious underemployment, and social dysfunction everywhere it’s been tried. I don’t see why we’d expect the same results here. (/s)

You could also just lower taxes so the government doesn’t take 30 percent of wages for no returns. Basic income is just going to promote laziness.I think it’s a good idea and really it’s not much different than now for people on social assistance. Combine it all into one payment it’s probably not much different maybe a bit more.But yes a basic income would go to everyone not just poor but […]

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