Aaron Schachter , "$2750 a month for every adult, guaranteed? Switzerland's considering it," PRI's The World, Producer: Emily Files, October 14, 2013: http://pri.org/stories/2013-10-14/2750-month-every-adult-guaranteed-switzerlands-considering-it
VIDEO: Emily DeCiccio, "Giving cash directly to the poor"
[Craig Axford]
GiveDirectly.org takes a different approach to
charity by giving money directly to those in need, no strings
attached. Emily DeCiccio
of MSNBC reports that many people's initial reaction to this type
of giving is that people "will just drink away" the money they are
given, but that kind of behaviour is rare. Typically those in need use
the money on things they really need. According to
GiveDirectly.org's Jacob Goldstein, "there's a very econ-101 idea
going on here, which is each person knows what he or she needs."
Emily DeCiccio, "Giving cash directly to the poor"
MSNBC, August 27, 2013-09-30
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/27/giving-cash-directly-to-the-poor/
AUDIO: David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein: Several National Public Radio reports on GiveDirectly, a charity that gives unconditional grants as form of development aid
[Jason Burke Murphy -- USBIG]
Reporters David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein interview the founders of GiveDirectly and travel to a village in Kenya where they gave many inhabitants $1,000 with no conditions. Most of these recipients were getting by spending about that same amount every year.
Reporters were able to verify that many recipients made purchases with long-term beneficial consequences. These included roof repair, motorcycles for a taxi service, and a dowry for marriage. Interestingly, many recipients had a very low assessment of their neighbor's use of the money. Reporters found that most neighbors were making good choices.
GiveDirectly is conducting very intensive surveys to compare their approach to that made by other charities. They have received support from Google Giving.
GiveDirectly is not issuing a Basic Income Guarantee. They only give once to each recipient and they do not give to everyone in an area. They often choose recipients based on simple indicators of deep poverty-like grass roofs. They are giving money unconditionally and their arguments for their approach mirror closely argument for a BIG.
Planet Money also talked about another charity, Heifer Project International, which gives livestock to poor people alongside training in how to raise them. Recipients promise to give the next offspring as a gift to someone else in need.
Planet Money asserts that future research would determine which approach solves more problems for poor people. The podcast mentions government cash transfer programs like those found in Mexico and Brazil. These have soft conditions like school attendance and immunizations. They are also a regularly occurring source of income.
More people are hearing about unconditional cash transfer and government development programs like Brazil's Bolsa Familia. This is likely to make a guaranteed income more familiar when people do hear about it.
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