In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was called a radical for preaching about a guaranteed basic income. Now, in 2024, the concept is being tested and evaluated as a potential solution to ending the poverty cycle.
Advocates for guaranteed basic income gathered at the WBUR CitySpace on Wednesday for a United Way-sponsored event to discuss pilot programs across the Greater Boston area, the challenges in implementing them, and what the future holds.
Jesús Gerena, CEO of the national social justice organization Up Together, said guaranteed basic income works. “Poverty is a policy choice,” he said. “We are continuously creating these […]
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