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inanna

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25. Here is an opinion piece from The Toronto Star

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 03:17 AM

Nov 2015

that I stumbled upon earlier tonight:

Basic income: just what the doctor ordered

...

Earlier this month, 194 physicians in Ontario signed a letter calling for a basic income pilot program. Delivered to Health Minister Eric Hoskins (also a physician), the letter outlines how poverty leads to higher rates of heart disease, depression, diabetes and scores of other illnesses.

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Where more extensive basic income pilots have been tried, both internationally and in Canada, the results have been impressive. The Mincome experiment in Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1970s resulted in higher school completion rates, and a reduction in hospitalization of 8.5 per cent largely due to fewer accidents, injuries and mental health admissions. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadians spent $63.6 billion on hospital services in 2014, meaning a decrease of 8.5 per cent would result in savings of $5.4 billion. This is just one of the many areas where the return on social investment saves public funds, improving the lives of Canadians in the bargain.

cont'd...

Link: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/08/26/basic-income-just-what-the-doctor-ordered.html

It got me thinking....

Then I ran a search on DU and discovered the post in the OP.

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Here is my pick for one of the best REPLIES I've ever read on DU [View all] inanna Nov 2015 OP

Or as FDR said, "�Necessitous men are not free men.� Snarkoleptic Nov 2015 #1

I agree. It is way past time for this. inanna Nov 2015 #5

Love this Economic Bill of Rights. zentrum Nov 2015 #13

Mincome is a great idea mindwalker_i Nov 2015 #2

Yes. It would change the world. n/t inanna Nov 2015 #4

The world changes as individual consciousness changes. bjobotts Nov 2015 #89

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Here is an opinion piece from The Toronto Star inanna Nov 2015 #25

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People on government guaranteed income will be supported by tax money, wouldn't that be employers? Todays_Illusion Nov 2015 #91

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