Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Denver gave the homeless free money. Many of them started working full-time, pulling themselves out of spiraling debt, and found housing.

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Denver gave the homeless free money. Many of them started working full-time, pulling themselves out of spiraling debt, and found housing.

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Denver Gave Homeless People $1,000 Per Month and It Got Them Off the Streets and Working Full-Time

The city of Denver, Colorado gave out monthly payments from $50 to $1,000 to 800 unhoused residents, and the results were promising.

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Seems unlikely at my age, but I do take checks.

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