Advocates, politicians may differ on way forward for universal income on P.E.I.

Advocates, politicians may differ on way forward for universal income on P.E.I.

Marie Burge of the P.E.I. Working Group for a Livable Income said it is long past time for consideration of pilot programs and studies of a basic income. – Stu Neatby CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —

Two diverging recommendations from a standing committee tasked with examining the possibility of a basic income guarantee on P.E.I. may prove to be a fault line between advocates and politicians over the next steps for the anti-poverty program.

A basic income guarantee (BIG) is an anti-poverty program in which all adults would be given a no-strings-attached government cheque if they are below a certain income threshold. […]

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