Scott Santens on Nostr: A pilot in Vancouver that provided unconditional cash to homeless people not only ...
A pilot in Vancouver that provided unconditional cash to homeless people not only saved more money than it cost; it also reduced drug and alcohol use by 39%.
In the India Universal Basic Income pilot, where entire villages got UBI, drug and alcohol use went down by 12% compared to control villages.
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