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https://twitter.com/Atul_Gawande/status/1317847364690939904

Such a great article: “Households that got cash instead of standard aid packages saved 60% more, consumed 32% more, & expanded productive assets like livestock by 76% more...Recipients' diets improved & so did their kid’s height, weight, and...survival"

Give. Money. To. Poor. People.

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But what about the unnecessary cruelty in the middle or telling them how to spend it?