To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year. But are you willing to trust the poor? -Globe and Mail

“The idea of giving money to the poor without strings is not new. It melds altruism and libertarianism, saying both that the best way to fight poverty is to put cash in poor people’s pockets and that people can make their own choices better than bureaucrats can. As a result, it can find support in theory from both left and right.”

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