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   Scott Santens (scottsantens@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Oct-2023 10:48:23 JST Scott Santens

   Preliminary results from the Denver Basic Income Project that's providing cash to hundreds of unhoused people for one year, using the first 6 months of data:

   • NO ONE receiving $1,000/mo still sleeping outside
   • Full-time employment increased
   • Fewer visits to the ER
   • Fewer nights spent in jail
   • Reduced use of social and public services

   Read the full report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gqtOfZG2sSanWgUdzn-lx-pwSXZKabj-/view?pli=1

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     Darwin Woodka (darwinwoodka@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:40 JST Darwin Woodka

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     • CodieneC

     @CodieneC @scottsantens oh they might believe it, they just don't want THOSE PEOPLE getting anything for "free". Even if we all have to pay more otherwise.

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     CodieneC (codienec@mstdn.ca)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:41 JST CodieneC

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     @scottsantens In other words basic income saves money and it's really too bad that so many refuse to believe that.

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     TC Won't Give In To Lies (tcatinreality@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:42 JST TC Won't Give In To Lies

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     @scottsantens
     #UBI seems like a really good idea. 👆👆👆

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     Justin Derrick (justinderrick@mstdn.ca)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:44 JST Justin Derrick

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     @scottsantens FYI, for anyone watching this with interest, this is normal. UBI works in every study conducted -- even the ones that were cancelled part of their way through the planned study period saw dramatic improvements by nearly every measure. Better mental health, less conflict with the law, more employment, lower cost of social services, etc. And those that didn't seek employment contributed back in other ways - most often providing care for children, elders, or disabled family members.

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     chicating (chicating@mastodon.world)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:47 JST chicating

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     @scottsantens Was just talking to my(moderate) brother about this. Mostly to be sure he knew Andrew Yang didn't make it up.

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     Ugh (“ugh”) (migriverat@zeroes.ca)'s status on Sunday, 15-Oct-2023 21:56:48 JST Ugh (“ugh”)

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     • Jordi (Flopsome Opossum)

     @scottsantens @Jorsh Now that this is (yet again) clear, I look forward to the “fiscally conservative” embracing this aggressively.

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