Affordable Quote by David Cameron

Universal basic income is not a solution in search of a problem - it is the obvious solution that has been in front of…

— Andrew Yang

The benefits of a universal basic income overall are huge.

— Andrew Yang

As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would…

— Steve Israel

The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

When we think of entitlement programs, Social Security and Medicare immediately come to mind. But by any fair standard, the holy trinity of United…

— Matthew Desmond

Once the premise is accepted that poverty is never the fault of the poor but the fault of 'society,' or of 'the capitalist system,…

— Henry Hazlitt

Poverty is an expensive luxury. We cannot afford it.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“Most federal housing subsidies benefit families with six-figure incomes.59 If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent—at…

— Matthew Desmond

The issue of universal coverage is not a matter of economics. Little more than 1 percent of GDP assigned to health could cover all.…

— Uwe Reinhardt

A universal voucher program would change the face of poverty in this country.

— Matthew Desmond

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

— P. J. O'Rourke

I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective -- the solution to poverty is to abolish it…

— Martin Luther King, Jr