WASHINGTON — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez couldn’t distance herself fast enough last week from a promise on her website that the Green New Deal would take care of people who are "unwilling to work." First her team falsely claimed it was doctored by the GOP , then said it was part of a draft version that was mistakenly released.
But advocates for the ambitious program, known as Universal Basic Income, say paying everyone isn’t a typo or a bug — it’s the whole point. Their vision of a country that takes care of everyone’s basic needs is gaining traction from socialist […]
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