Does a basic guaranteed income decrease the need for social services?
The idea of a basic guaranteed income is getting a trial run in a Canadian province for three years. Four thousand randomly selected Ontario residents will get ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The economy may be doing well by many measures, but for years, there have real concerns over wage growth and the overall standard of living. Perhaps it's not so surprising that at least one recent survey showed growing public support for a new government program that would guarantee some income to citizens. There are small pilot projects of how it could work. Economics correspondent Paul Solman traveled to Canada to see one of the larger programs. It's part of his weekly series, Making Sense. PAUL SOLMAN: Cheerios, sans gluten, without gluten. ALANA BALTZER, Ontario: I may not speak French, but I have been in a bilingual country my entire life, so I know what the French actually... PAUL SOLMAN: What sans gluten means. ALANA BALTZER: Yes. PAUL SOLMAN: A Tuesday ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: The economy may be doing well by many measures, but for years, there have real concerns over wage growth and the overall standard of living. Perhaps it's not so surprising that at least one recent survey showed growing public support for a new government program that would guarantee some income to citizens. There are small pilot projects of how it could work. Economics correspondent Paul Solman traveled to Canada to see one of the larger programs. It's part of his weekly series, Making Sense. PAUL SOLMAN: Cheerios, sans gluten, without gluten. ALANA BALTZER, Ontario: I may not speak French, but I have been in a bilingual country my entire life, so I know what the French actually... PAUL SOLMAN: What sans gluten means. ALANA BALTZER: Yes. PAUL SOLMAN: A Tuesday ...
