After months of accepting applications, Tacoma’s universal basic income pilot program has officially kicked off.
Tacoma mayor considers universal basic income to ‘level the playing field’
Starting this week, the program will pay out $500 a month to 110 people every month for a year. Participants were chosen randomly with assistance from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania, based on a handful of qualifying factors revolving largely around those laid out in the “ALICE” acronym: Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, and Employed. A special focus was paid to BIPOC residents and single heads of household residents who […]
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