Solvable Extreme Poverty in New York City is Solvable

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Andrew Yang is running for Mayor of New York City and he thinks that extreme poverty is a solvable problem. Here are some links to learn more about universal basic income and guaranteed minimum income.

2021 Will Be the Year of Guaranteed Income Experiments,Bloomberg News, Jan 4, 2021

Andrew Yang’s ‘People’s Bank’ to Help Distribute Basic Income to 55K New Yorkers,

Newsweek, Feb 17, 2021

Universal Basic Income: A Thoroughly Wrongheaded Idea,” Forbes, Jan 16, 2019

Free cash handouts: What is universal basic income or UBI,” CNBC, June 27, 2019

Payment Guaranteed: How Would Universal Basic Income Affect Business?Business News Daily, May 11, 2020

“Universal Basic Income: Purpose, Pros and Cons,”The Balance, Aug 19, 2020 

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Ronald Young Jr.

Ronald Young Jr., host of Solvable, is an audio producer and storyteller based in Alexandria, VA. He is the Senior Producer and Owner of ohitsBigRon studios, which produces such shows…