John Stossel
Free Money? What a UBI Would Really Do to People … and the National Debt
From StosselTV
“Universal Basic Income” is trendy, but studies show that it makes people work less, and save less.
Conrad Shaw, Vice President of the “Income to Support All Foundation,” believes Universal Basic Income will help people start new businesses and invest in home improvements.
But a study backed by Sam Altman (creator of ChatGPT) tested that theory out. They handed 1,000 people, $1,000 for 3 years. Some of the recipients did make good financial decisions. But overall, the group ended up a little deeper in debt and had a lower net worth!
I’m not surprised. If you give people free money, they’ll work less. Incentives matter. But even after this study, UBI proponents still believe a UBI is a good idea. Is it?
Our new video takes a look.
After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom.
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Libertarian journalist John Stossel created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets to young people.
Prior to Stossel TV he hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20.
Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, “Stossel in the Classroom.” High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year.
Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.
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From StosselTV
By John Stossel
More climate change myths need debunking. There’s so much the alarmists get wrong!
Linnea Lueken of the Heartland Institute helps us reveal the data that disproves claims of: worsening drought, worsening wildfires, catastrophic sea level rise and a dying Great Barrier Reef.
You might be surprised by what’s true and what’s not.
Here is a list of the sources used in the video:
Global area in severe meteorological drought has not increased over the last 100 years: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…
Drought in the U.S. is not worse today: https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicator…
U.S. Wildfires Have Declined: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…
100 million people live below sea level: https://archive.is/t3B2y#selection-91…
U.S. Sea Level Rise is currently rising at a pace 1.2 inches per decade since 1993: https://sealevel.colorado.edu/
Great Barrier Reef coral coverage hit a record high in 2024: https://www.aims.gov.au/monitoring-gr…
After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom.
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Libertarian journalist John Stossel created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets to young people.
Prior to Stossel TV he hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20.
Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, “Stossel in the Classroom.” High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year.
Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club.
Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.
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From StosselTV
Climate zealots tell us the end is near. It’s the era of “global BOILING!” says the UN Secretary General. Climate alarmists say the Arctic will soon be ice-free and cities will be underwater! But what do the facts say?
The facts say that the climate change fanatics’ catastrophic claims are wrong.
In this video and the next, we’ll debunk 7 myths about climate change.
First up: melting ice, polar bear extinction, and climate change famines.
Here are the sources for this video:
No new record low summer ice extent observed since 2012. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
Satellite data show average annual sea ice volume largely stable since 2010: https://psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp-c…
Total arctic ice mass: http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projec…
Polar Bear Estimates 1993-today: https://www.iucn-pbsg.org/wp-content/…
1981: https://portals.iucn.org/library/site…
1960s: https://www.google.com/books/edition/…
Global agricultural output: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ag…
NASA Greening study: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-faci…
Malnutrition deaths: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ma…
Coffee production: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#compare
After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ”
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Libertarian journalist John Stossel created Stossel TV to explain liberty and free markets to young people.
Prior to Stossel TV he hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20.
Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, “Stossel in the Classroom.” High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year.
Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.
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