Chicago Lawmakers Consider Testing Universal Basic Income

The push to redistribute the wealth of Americans took another step recently, as the city of Chicago is now contemplating proposed legislation that would provide a “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) to “1,000 Chicago families.”

It seems as though the majority of Chicago’s lawmakers are on board with the idea of UBI, since most of them co-sponsored the plan.

According to The Intercept : [Chicago Alderman Ameya] Pawar recently introduced a pilot for a UBI program in Chicago. Under his program, $500 a month would be delivered to 1,000 Chicago families — no strings attached. Additionally, the proposal would modify the Earned […]

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