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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2024 · 1H 1M

Universal Basic Income pt. 2

from Why We Do What We Do · host Abraham

The second part of this discussion explores that actual attempts at implementing some version of UBI in various parts of the world. It sounds good, but would it even work? If so, how? There are many reasons to be skeptical that anything like this will ever work at scale, but let's see what we can learn about how it has performed and what, if anything, that tells us about what we can do in the future. Recommendations: Abraham: Abbot Elementary (https://abc.com/show/e4f28254-2fc4-4cc1-b9bb-eee0564c178e) Shane: DIY: The Wonderfully Weird History and Science of Masturbation by Dr. Eric Sprankle (https://www.drsprankle.com/) Holidays (07/31/24): Cotton Candy Day Jump for Jelly Beans Day Shredded Wheat Day National Avocado Day National Raspberry Cake Day National Mutt Day National Jump for Jelly Beans Day Black Tot Day World Ranger Day Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day National Marine Week Beans Month Anti-Boredom Month Links and References: https://youtu.be/m25YLByFVRw?si=n684PjQnuWhFLRd3 https://youtu.be/Sgcvtjoi8Bs?si=-XQ5oXxR5qx9D7As https://youtu.be/UqESogRgrYw?si=IY5EwFEYgioO8aGK https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/11/25/20973151/givedirectly-basic-income-kenya-study-stimulus Hoynes, H., & Rothstein, J. (2019). Universal basic income in the United States and advanced countries. Annual Review of Economics, 11(1), 929–958. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-080218-030237 https://www.procon.org/headlines/universal-basic-income-top-3-pros-and-cons/ https://college.unc.edu/2021/03/universal-basic-income/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/basic-income.asp https://www.denverbasicincomeproject.org/research#:~:text=The%20Denver%20Basic%20Income%20Project,guaranteed%20income%20for%20unhoused%20people. https://www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic-income-reduces-homelessness-food-insecurity-housing-ubi-gbi-2024-6#:~:text=Denver%20gave%20people%20experiencing%20homelessness,participants%20said%20they%20had%20housing.&text=The%20Denver%20Basic%20Income%20Project%20gave%20cash%20to%20more%20than,payment%20structures%20might%20benefit%20them. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-deep-and-enduring-history-of-universal-basic-income/#:~:text=Joseph%20Charlier%2C%20a%20Belgian%20utopian,persistent%20poverty%20despite%20economic%20progress. https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/10/24/universal-basic-income/ https://www.cato.org/commentary/universal-basic-income-might-fix-our-broken-welfare-system-give-it-serious-scholarly https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigans-55m-experiment-guaranteed-income-begins-flint-moms Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support. Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast

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