nibble4bits@lemm.eetoNews@lemmy.world•Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing, a study found
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8 months agoWe all know that if this was a permanent part of the program, every revolving bill (mortgage, utilties, etc.) would all of a sudden rise to get a piece of that extra income. But because this was a temporary program, it probably only increased by the normal rate. So people mostly got a chance to use it without businesses getting greedier.
Was there any ketchup on those papers?