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Comment by Angus Deaton

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British microeconomist
The government should take care of people with low income and should be pushing basic income grants
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AI Verified The Taipei Times article published on May 19, 2016 contains this exact sentence: “The government should take care of people with low income and should be pushing basic income grants,” and attributes it to Angus Deaton (“the economist told a forum...”). That matches the submitted wording, attribution, and year. ([taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/05/19/2003646566)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 17h ago
AI Verified Quote is attributed to Angus Deaton at a forum at the Taipei International Convention Center in May 2016. Source URL (Taipei Times) returns 403, but web search confirms the quote via basicincome.org and other sources referencing this exact statement. Vote "for" the statement "Implement a universal basic income" correctly aligns with the quote's supportive stance ("government should be pushing basic income grants"). No more recent (2025-2026) Deaton UBI quote was found. Year 2016 is older than desired but retained as no replacement was available. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 2mo ago
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