Photo via Flickr user Carissa Rogers A new basic income model in Canada seeks to target poverty. The U.S. should take notice.
In the near future, 4,000 residents of Ontario, Canada will begin receiving a monthly check from their government. It’s not the traditional social service subsidy you may imagine: the type received after days or months of laboring through bureaucratic channels and meeting a narrow set of criteria. In fact, only residency, low income status, and being between the ages of 18 and 64 are required for consideration for this program pilot. It’s all part of the Ontario […]
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