We’re waiting for the Senate to act on enhanced federal Child Tax Credit
Columnist Renée Loth ( “In Somerville, guaranteed basic income provides a safety net,” Opinion, May 2) and reporter Esmy Jimenez ( “Guaranteed income boosts working class: Cambridge program shows benefit of popular vouchers,” Page A1, May 28) have written recently about two Massachusetts cities that are piloting programs to provide certain residents with monthly assistance. Studies have demonstrated that guaranteed basic income decreases poverty. The problem is that these supports are time-limited, and once they end, recipients return to being in or on the edge of […]
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