Basic income programs are rapidly spreading across the country, while critics raise concerns about record job openings.
The Chicago City Council is poised to vote this week on what would be one of the nation’s largest basic income programs, giving 5,000 low-income households $500 per month each using federal funding from the covid-19 stimulus package.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has proposed the $31.5 million program as part of her 2022 budget, which the city council is scheduled to consider on Wednesday. The one-year pilot, funded by the nearly $2 billion Chicago received from the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan, is supported […]
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