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If you want to see basic income in action, look no further than the various Native American tribes who operate casinos throughout the country. The results are not pretty [1].

[1] http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21639547-how-cas...

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Perhaps - I wish the article went into more detail on annual disbursement size across the different tribes. It could be the case that certain basic incomes exacerbate poverty (e.g. the $1200 that Mike Justice receives from the Siletz tribe), while other basic incomes (say, hypothetically, 1.5x the poverty line) drastically improve quality of life.

Perhaps there are other social factors at play.

I have a feeling this would be the excuse a lot of people would make if basic income didn't end up improving conditions for the poor.

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