Bankole: U.S. needs basic income to combat pandemic

Bankole: U.S. needs basic income to combat pandemic

More than 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in his final book, “Where Do We Go From Here,” made an impassioned plea for a universal basic income as a means to fight poverty, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the issue on the radar of Congress.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a recent interview said UBI, which is a fixed income that everyone receives from the government, is worthy of serious consideration in light of the economic consequences that the pandemic is having on many struggling families.

“We may have to think in terms of some different ways to […]

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