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MSNBC Host Krystal Ball Calls For A “Mincome,” Every American Gets A Monthly Check From The Government Even If They Don’t Work…
On Tuesday, MSNBC host Krystal Ball devoted a portion of The Cycle to advocating for the establishment of a national minimum guaranteed income. She insisted that research shows such a program does not create disincentives to work and could “eliminate poverty” with merely the stroke of a pen.
Ball began by highlighting protest movements around the world advocating “for what sounds like a radical idea: Guaranteeing every citizen a monthly minimum income, or what some supporters call a ‘mincome.’”
She said that the gravity of the issue of income inequality in the United States has prompted American lawmakers to consider a similar proposal.
If you are looking for the most irrelevant backbencher in politics, this slut is it. Hard to believe that late night reruns on PMSLSD is beating their own Primetime line up in the key demo...
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