Universal basic income improved lives in rural Canada when they tried it in the ’70s. Here’s why the program got scrapped.

Universal basic income improved lives in rural Canada when they tried it in the '70s. Here's why the program got scrapped.

A rural Canadian town gave all its residents a guaranteed annual income for three years. It improved their educational and health outcomes, one expert says.Denis Balibouse/Reuters A rural Canadian town gave its residents a type of universal basic income for three years.

The program improved residents’ health and educational outcomes.

For four years in the late 1970s, Canada’s Manitoba province ran a program called the Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment, or MINCOME.It was a guaranteed annual income program, which typically channels funds to people based on their income. In many cities throughout Manitoba, only a certain number of people […]

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