Mayu’s Reviews > Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-hour Workweek > Status Update
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«"The big reason poor people are poor is because they don't have enough money", notes economist Charles Kenny, "and it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that giving them money is a great way to reduce that problem."»
«"Poverty is fundamentally about a lack of cash. It's not about stupidity", stresses the economist Joseph Hanlon»
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— Jan 30, 2017 05:54PM
«"Poverty is fundamentally about a lack of cash. It's not about stupidity", stresses the economist Joseph Hanlon»
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«There is a stubborn misconception that the job market is like a game of musical chairs. It's not. Productive women, seniors, or immigrants won't displace men, young adults, or hardworking citizens from their jobs. In fact, they create more employment opportunities. A bigger workforce means more consumption, more demand, more jobs.»
— Feb 11, 2017 08:45AM
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"Capitalist or communist, it all boils down to a pointless distinction between two types of poor, and to a major misconception that we almost managed to dispel some 40 years ago — the fallacy that a life without poverty is a privilege you have to work for, rather than a right we all deserve."
— Feb 04, 2017 11:51AM
