Punting Poverty: Breaking the Chains of Welfare

In his powerful new Pacific Research Institute book Punting Poverty: Breaking the Chains of Welfare, former collegiate and pro football player turned successful entrepreneur Damon Dunn speaks out against universal basic income schemes that would send between $500 and $1000 per month to all Americans, calling basic income fool’s gold that does not even attempt to offer economic empowerment.

Dunn overcame extreme poverty in his youth to attend Stanford University on a football scholarship, later playing football in the NFL and in Europe before founding his own successful business and also contributing to public policy as a fellow at the Pacific Research