What If Everyone Had a Free Basic Income?

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Would we be a better society if all the money in the world was distributed equally to all 7.7 billion people on the planet? What if we took all the world’s cash, investments, assets, et cetera, sold them, and gave every person in the world an equal share? Would we be healthier, happier? We can wage a war on poverty, but can humans win against greed?

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