Does UBI help people? Will it destroy the concept of work ethic? Is it even enough to fix Capitalism's problems? Let's see what science has to say about free money...

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References and Further Reading

Universal Basic Income

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2018/12/what-is-universal-basic-income-basics

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378560/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634

UBI Trials

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/04/universal-basic-income-of-1600-pounds-a-month-to-be-trialled-in-england

https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does/questions-mayor/find-an-answer/universal-basic-income-trial-findings

https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/

UBI & Health

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953621007061

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272723000634

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319878/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34319890/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7208547/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33789535/

UBI & Wealth

https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/research/basic-income-could-cut-poverty/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/nov/16/ai-is-coming-for-our-jobs-could-universal-basic-income-be-the-solution