A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly. Employment among the participants nearly doubled.
  • A Seattle basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month, nearly doubling employment rates.
  • Some participants reported getting new housing, while others saw their employment incomes rise.
  • Basic income pilots nationwide have seen noteworthy success, despite conservative opposition.
  • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
    8•2 months ago

    Thanks. That makes sense. So you can so do the same tax trick with other levels of earning.

    • @Maggoty
      3•2 months ago

      Yup. At the theoretical middle we’d just tax 50% of the UBI, and so on.