Newark Mayor Plans to Test Socialist-Style Income Program That Failed Abroad

Newark Mayor Plans to Test Socialist-Style Income Program That Failed Abroad

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks during a press conference in Newark, NJ on Jan. 20, 2015. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images) New Jersey’s largest city plans to test a socialist-style income program that has already failed abroad.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said he would test universal basic income, a program of guaranteed income for residents that’s typically given whether or not people have a job, and with no discretion on how the money is used once it’s in the recipients’ hands.

“We believe in Universal Basic Income, especially in a time where studies have shown that families that have a crisis of just […]

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