Stock image Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) believes that a universal basic income (UBI) could increase unemployment and ultimately be a drain on municipalities like Chicago.
"I don’t think this is a good idea," Batinick told the Will County Gazette . "I’m not sure we should be giving incentives not to work." Rep. Mark Batinick | http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2262 A pilot program for UBI, which would essentially provide money with no strings attached to families struggling to make ends meet, was recently proposed by Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, which he discussed in an interview with The Intercept .
One of the issues driving the […]
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