What happened when basic income was finally tested
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Namibian pilots between 2008 and 2009 demonstrated that unconditional cash transfers improved food security, education, and health outcomes without triggering harmful social behaviors like alcoholism. These real-world results shifted the basic income debate from philosophical arguments to practical evidence, establishing its credibility through lived experience rather than just theory.
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