Some Cities Are Experimenting With Moderately Guaranteed Income Programs, But These Aren’t , [+] Universal Basic Income (UBI) program envisioned by Andrew Yang and others. getty In 2020, Andrew Yang focused his presidential campaign on “The Freedom Dividend”—a universal basic income (UBI). Although Yang’s candidacy (and offer) went nowhere, the idea of a guaranteed income still lives on, and cities are experimenting with a more modest version of it. But these modest programs will not improve the welfare state or provide the broad changes needed to address inequality in cities and the nation.
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