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Canadian researcher Dr. Evelyn Forget says guaranteed income “works as an antidepressant.”

"Hospitalizations due to mental illness fell as much as 8.5 percent” during a UBI trial in the 70s. Today, depression rates are climbing along with inequality. The U.N. agrees that we need to focus less on chemical imbalances and more on power imbalances."

(via Vice, FWIW)

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a3akm4/why-basic-income-is-a-mental-health-issue

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