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KENDRICK W MILLER's avatar

Among the most neglected poor are the mentally ill who are typically automatically denied disability coverage by Social Security and do not have the resources or knowledge to file an appeal using an attorney. Disability is normally only provided by Social Security upon attorney appeal, despite the obvious disability of the applicant. This verges on criminal abuse by a federal government agency.

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William Neill's avatar

Canada tried out a minimum income strategy in 1975 in my hometown of Dauphin Manitoba. It lasted 4 years until a government change and it was shut down. It reduced poverty, unemployment, and improved health in the population of about 9500 people. It was seen as too socialist at the time, but the analysis of the data indicates only positive results in the overall cost of social services.

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