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AFAIK, the biggest experiment in Basic Income is happening in Brazil. Come and ask us in 2030 how it did go. Today, all I can say is it serves the politicians in power to keep their power. People who receive state BI seldom vote different, afraid of losing the benefit.


What's happening in Brazil is not BI because it's not for everyone. Recipients have to prove they are poor enough (at least state that they are)




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