California city gears up for universal basic income trial — here’s how they’ll pay for it

California city gears up for universal basic income trial — here’s how they’ll pay for it

Stockton, California, will debut its universal basic income program in Feb. 2019, under the leadership of Mayor Michael Tubbs. (Image source: YouTube video screenshot) Despite recent failures of similar programs in other countries, a California city is gearing up for a universal basic income trial program to begin early next year, according to Business Insider .

Mayor Michael Tubbs of Stockton, California, where the trial will take place, announced details of the program Monday. The trial is scheduled to last 18 months.

“We hope to challenge the entrenched stereotypes and assumptions about the poor, and the working poor, that paralyze our […]

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