Continuing the Conversation: Why Basic Income Would Help Washington

Continuing the Conversation: Why Basic Income Would Help Washington

“We don’t turn anyone away” was what we were told on our first day at Community Lunch on Capitol Hill. Everyone is welcome no matter their circumstance. All of their guests have different lives and past experiences. The one thing they all have in common – not enough food or money to purchase it. A basic income could fix this issue.

In Seattle in 2017, a family of four making less than $72,000 per year is considered low-income. Someone making $15 an hour, the city’s minimum wage, is considered very low-income. How might someone working a minimum wage job support […]

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