In an encouraging flip of the narrative, an experiment demonstrated that basic income recipients in a California city showed intelligence and ambition, not lethargy. LPS.1, CC license The randomized, controlled trial in the city of Stockton is being viewed by sociologists as a good jumping-off point for further research into the effects of a no-strings-attached cash injection to alleviate the difficulties of living in the lower-income class.
The project was called SEED (Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration), and it took place from February 2018 to February 2020.
Distributing $500 every month for two years to 125 people living around or below the […]
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