A village in Kenya is quietly disproving the biggest myth about basic income

Fri, 5 Jan 2018 20:23:10 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://nordic.businessinsider.com/kenya-village-disproving-biggest-myth-about-basic-income-2017-12>

"A 12-year basic income experiment in Kenya is showing that people
typically spend free cash on necessities.  Contrary to prevailing myths,
people don't seem to work less or waste the money on vices like alcohol."

Another good UBI story.  Via john kinsey and Mari Thomas.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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