St. Paul’s guaranteed income pilot a ‘life raft’ for families

St. Paul's guaranteed income pilot a 'life raft' for families

Two bikes and a toy unicorn have sat in Andrea Coleman’s basement since Black Friday, and they’ll remain there until the mother of three brings the gifts out of hiding Christmas morning.

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

The 40-year-old said she wouldn’t have been able to afford presents without the $500 monthly payment she receives from St. Paul’s People’s Prosperity Pilot, the nation’s second municipal guaranteed income program and the first to tap into public funding.For centuries, economists and politicians have advocated for […]

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