The California Democratic Party has sort of endorsed the idea of basic income. The concept is now mentioned in the party’s platform.
“We support efforts to enact programs, such as a guaranteed government jobs program and a universal basic income/rent or housing to eliminate poverty while improving prospects to secure good jobs that help people climb the economic ladder,” the Economic Justice section of the California Democratic Party’s platform now reads.
This means little because party platforms in the United States are little more than shallow propaganda. Both major national political parties have had the idea of Puerto Rican statehood in […]
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