Support is growing for a radical solution to poverty: giving everyone a monthly check to help cover their basic needs.
Proponents of the so-called universal basic income predict it would save taxpayers money in the long run, due to less government spending on housing assistance and other welfare programs. Critics dismiss UBI as a socialist wealth-redistribution scheme that rewards people for doing nothing.
Thirty-eight percent of Americans think raising income taxes on those who earn more than $150,000 a year to provide everyone with $1,000 per month is a good idea, according to a poll by Data for Progress, a left-leaning […]
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