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Gregory C. Mason

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Revisiting Manitoba’s basic-income experiment

January 23, 2017 by Gregory Mason

There seems to be a persistent misunderstanding and mythology surrounding the Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment — or Mincome, as it came to be known. With the recent publication of a working paper on the Ontario Basic Annual Income and the universal basic income experiment about to begin in Finland, it is time to review Manitoba’s experience with a basic income, also known as a guaranteed annual income.

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Filed Under: Op Ed