The Pursuit of Happiness Can Only Start When the Fear of Poverty Is Removed

The Pursuit of Happiness Can Only Start When the Fear of Poverty Is Removed

When I travelled across the country to report out this podcast, I found myself doing a lot of thinking about “the good life.” As I talked with folks who are struggling to make ends meet about guaranteed income, it became clear to me very quickly that what is on people’s minds isn’t captured by a conversation about one specific economic policy.

As soon as you start talking to people about money—about what it feels like not to have it, about what would be different if you had just a little bit more—the conversations becomes about something more fundamental to our […]

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