Poverty

A Better Place on Earth - Andrew MacLeod

Andrew MacLeod

I've read a number of books about basic income or scarcity and poverty but they've all been in the US context and aren't entirely applicable to the political climate found in Canada. A Better Place o

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Basic Income for Canadians - Evelyn L Forget

Evelyn L Forget

This is a long form look at many studies on basic income. Overall, people use the money to improve their lives and continue to work. They don't get lazy, but employers may complain because it gets ha

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Scarcity - Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir

Eldar Shafir, Sendhil Mullainathan

I continue to come back to this book as one that informs my thoughts about many scenarios, especially when I'm faulting someone for a decision I think is a bad one. Scarcity makes a great case, thoug

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