22,000 children die each day due to poverty. (Dosomething.org) Yet, nobody is doing anything to help the children. They are going without food for days on end. Universal Basic Income should help lots of people by lowering poverty percentages, decreasing the number of school dropouts, and improving people's health. Starting off, Universal Basic Income will improve poverty percentages. When Namibia was doing a Universal Basic Income trial (UBI trial) poverty fell 39% in one year. That was because people were able to afford the basic things that they needed to survive. In the United States, poverty could be completely eliminated in one year with the help of Universal Basic Income. Scott Santens, a founder of the Economic Security Project, says that if the U.S. gave adults $1,000 a month and kids $300 that poverty could be eliminated in the US. Lastly, the UBI program that Kenya did showed that the UBI program led people to be happier and reduce their stress levels so that they were able to find a job to support themselves. That lowered poverty because the people were able to find jobs to support themselves and or their families.
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In Canadian Mincome the trial concluded that students in the trial were less likely to dropout than students who weren’t in the trial. The students had a higher drive to be successful, so it resulted in students wanting to participate more in school. When Namibia did an Universal Basic Income trial parents were able to afford school fees, school uniforms, and encourage attendance. The Namibia trial also concluded that the dropout rates fell from 40% to 5% in six months. Then the rates fell down to zero in another six months. Lastly in a study that the APA did showed that children who are living in poverty are more likely to dropout then children who are not in poverty. Children who live in poverty are five times more likely to dropout than children who don’t live in
In Canadian Mincome the trial concluded that students in the trial were less likely to dropout than students who weren’t in the trial. The students had a higher drive to be successful, so it resulted in students wanting to participate more in school. When Namibia did an Universal Basic Income trial parents were able to afford school fees, school uniforms, and encourage attendance. The Namibia trial also concluded that the dropout rates fell from 40% to 5% in six months. Then the rates fell down to zero in another six months. Lastly in a study that the APA did showed that children who are living in poverty are more likely to dropout then children who are not in poverty. Children who live in poverty are five times more likely to dropout than children who don’t live in