UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • MandyEnglish
    47·
    1 year ago

    CAN YOU IMAGINE? HAVING A BASIC INCOME CAUSED PEOPLE TO GET HOUSING???

    • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1125·
      1 year ago

      Landlords wet dream, they can double the rate on their shithole without functional utilities because ‘the market can support it’

      • maniclucky@lemmy.worldEnglish
        29·
        1 year ago

        You say that like landlords aren’t going to do it anyway. This argument is predicated on the idea that rates would not go up otherwise, and that’s certainly not true.