St. Paul’s Guaranteed Income flies a ‘liferaft’ for families

St. Paul’s Guaranteed Income flies a ‘liferaft’ for families

Two bikes and a toy unicorn have been sitting in Andrea Coleman’s basement since Black Friday, and they’ll stay there until the mother-of-three takes the presents out of their hiding place on Christmas morning.

“They don’t think they’re getting anything,” Coleman said of his children, ages 10, 6 and 1. “I can’t wait to see their faces.”

The 40-year-old said she could not have afforded gifts without the monthly payment of $ 500 she receives from St. Paul’s People’s Prosperity Pilot, the country’s second municipal guaranteed income program and the first to tap into public funding.For centuries, economists and politicians have […]

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