Some Chicago aldermen are pushing to test out a program guaranteeing a basic income to city residents. Arguing that the coronavirus pandemic has been an “equal opportunity destroyer” in Chicago’s Black and Brown communities, Chicago aldermen on Thursday took their first step toward a trail-blazing solution: universal basic income.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th), chairman of the City Council’s Committee on Economic and Capital Development, led his committee through a subject matter hearing that, he hopes, will quickly result in launching on the guaranteed income pilot, using $30 million of the $1.8 billion avalanche of federal relief funds on its way […]
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