Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.
www.businessinsider.com
UBI, or universal basic income, is a form of direct cash assistance to help the most vulnerable get back on their feet. A new study in Denver suggests it works.
  • Madison420@lemmy.world
    101·
    9 months ago

    That’s exactly what they said boss. “Hijacking” is simply saying it’s being intentionally diverted to being a wealth funnel.

    • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
      215·
      9 months ago

      If you can’t understand the difference between “extracting” and “exchanging”, that’s the type of thing only a dictionary can help you with, sorry.

      • Madison420@lemmy.world
        51·
        9 months ago

        Reading comprehension homie.

        We all have problems. Humanity formed society to solve problems.

        That’s your exchange.

        Society has been hijacked (for a loooong time in many different ways) to extract value from others. Some people want to combat that.

        That’s extraction.

        Read betterer bud.