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Platypus Economics · Sep 17, 2026

What If We Just Gave Poor People Money?

It’s more complicated than it sounds. Well, sort of.

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  • Mentions Census Bureau
  • Discusses SPM
  • Discusses Social Security
  • Discusses Poverty statistics
  • Mentions Mollie Orshansky

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