By M.D. Kittle
A Milwaukee Common Council committee has moved a step closer to putting federal taxpayers on the hook for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilot program.
The Community and Economic Development Committee recommends the city tap into the nearly $400 million in direct American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding it’s receiving to launch the UBI program. The full council today is expected to take up the measure, which appropriates $400,000 in ARPA funds. It’s seed money, to be used for staffing, start-up costs, and initial program costs association with the creation of the program.Universal Basic Income is the essence […]
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