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Does a Basic Guaranteed Income Decrease the Need for Social Services? (5/3/18) / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
The idea of a basic guaranteed income is getting a trial run in a Canadian province for three years. Four thousand randomly selected Ontario residents will get thousands of dollars a year, and in exchange, they give up some social supports, while the government gets back some money. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks with some participants, as well as some skeptics.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (9 min., 10 sec)) : sound, color.
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, [2018]
- Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 13, 2018. Multi-User. CatMonthString:november.18 Originally released by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, 2018. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Does a Basic Guaranteed Income Decrease the Need for Social Services? (5/3/18) (9:10); |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Access requires authentication through Films On Demand. Access requires authentication through Films On Demand. |
| Target Audience Note: | 9 - 12, Academic/AP |
| System Details Note: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback pltform. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
| Source of Description Note: | Title from distributor's description |
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| Subject: | Economics. Sociology. Poverty. Social service > Sociological aspects. Macroeconomics. Public welfare. |
| Genre: | Internet videos. Streaming videos. |
| Topic Heading: | Films on Demand > Business and Economics Collection |
Summary:
The idea of a basic guaranteed income is getting a trial run in a Canadian province for three years. Four thousand randomly selected Ontario residents will get thousands of dollars a year, and in exchange, they give up some social supports, while the government gets back some money. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks with some participants, as well as some skeptics.
