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[Craig Axford]

SUMMARY: This article cites research indicating that even a basic income guarantee of as little as $2,920 a year to every American, whether they are of working age or not, could reduce poverty by as much as 50%, and it would cost about what the US is spending on anti-poverty programs right now.

Jillian Corriera, “Universal basic income could lower poverty”, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, February  13, 2014.