Doug HollandM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUNDEnglish • 1 year ago

Denver gave the homeless free money. Many of them started working full-time, pulling themselves out of spiraling debt, and found housing.

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Denver gave the homeless free money. Many of them started working full-time, pulling themselves out of spiraling debt, and found housing.

Doug HollandM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUNDEnglish • 1 year ago

Denver Gave Homeless People $1,000 Per Month and It Got Them Off the Streets and Working Full-Time

The city of Denver, Colorado gave out monthly payments from $50 to $1,000 to 800 unhoused residents, and the results were promising.

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