Ontario’s social experiment: Can basic income buy happiness?

Ontario’s social experiment: Can basic income buy happiness?

Brandy and John Childforever have gone from one low-paying job to the next in Thunder Bay. John used to work the night shift at Safeway. Now he is working part-time at WalMart for minimum wage of $11.40 an hour.

Brandy used to work at Cash Money Instant Loans and recently found work as an administrative assistant that pays $16.40 an hour. But that job is temporary and she may lose it any day. With four boys to take care of, the Childforevers strain to pay their monthly bills and live in fear of losing work in the northern city.

They could […]

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