This US state just became the first to support universal income

This US state just became the first to support universal income

Picture: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images Hawaii has become the first US state to pass a bill to support universal basic income.

The bill, called HCR 89, means the Hawiian government will convene "a basic economic security working group", which many are touting as the first step towards a nationwide basic income programme.

Last month Chris Lee, a state representative for Hawaii wrote a piece on reddit to "introduce a conversation about our future". In the post he wrote: Planning for the future isn’t politically sexy and won’t win anyone an election, if anything it tends to bring out opposition that doesn’t […]

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