The Liberal premier of Ontario announced details of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot. The provincial government issued a press release saying
Three regions will take part in the study. Pilots will start in late spring in Hamilton, including Brantford and Brant County; and in Thunder Bay and the surrounding area. The third pilot will start by this fall [autumn] in Lindsay.
The Basic Income model Ontario has developed will ensure that eligible participants receive:
Up to $16,989 per year for a single person, less 50 per cent of any earned income
Up to $24,027 per year for a couple, less 50 per cent of any earned income
Up to an additional $6,000 per year for a person with a disability.
[...] The three test regions will host 4,000 participants eligible to receive a basic income payment, between the ages of 18 to 64. By late spring, people in these areas will begin receiving information about the pilot and how to participate. The province is partnering with these communities and other experts to make sure that the Ontario Basic Income Pilot is fair, effective, and scientifically valid.
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(Score: 2) by driven on Wednesday April 26 2017, @01:33AM (1 child)
I also question what a pilot project of 4,000 is going to prove. It's one thing for a small number of people to get this additional income. When lots of people get it then stores will react by raising prices. Then the poor will still be poor.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Thursday April 27 2017, @02:12AM
..or they can react by shipping more goods in, increasing the GDP.