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I’m Paul Niehaus of GiveDirectly. We’re testing a basic income for the extreme poor in East Africa. AMA! by paulniehaus in IAmA

[–]fo747 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think it means they would give $0.75 in actual money and, given differences in prices between the United States and Kenya, this would give the recipient the purchasing power of $1.50, when considering that goods are cheaper to buy in Kenya.

PPP would be Purchasing Power Parity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity