$1,000 a month for 1,000 people: Guaranteed income program launches in Los Angeles

$1,000 a month for 1,000 people: Guaranteed income program launches in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles County began its guaranteed income program yesterday that will provide 1,000 residents with $1,000 per month for the next three years.

The County chose 1,000 people from 180,000 applications, along with 2,000 households that were chosen as a “control group.” The idea is to use the program, nicknamed BREATHE , as research to decide if a larger, more permanent program would serve the county well in the future.“Given the huge number of LA County residents who applied, it’s abundantly clear that a guaranteed basic income is an idea whose time […]

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