Instead of having over 120 assistance programs with various strings attached, everyone is simply given a minimum basic income to be above the poverty line district by district. Why district by district distribution? The cost of living in San Fransisco is much different than rural Ohio, and thus the minimum needed to survive is different. If we don’t account for this variation and give everyone the exact same, poor people may end up leaving cities where the cost of living is higher and move into the countryside (this may inadvertently exacerbate urban sprawl, causing environmental damage and lead to […]
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