In 2019, when I was mayor of Stockton, California, I launched the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration , the first major guaranteed income program in any American city. The pilot provided 125 randomly selected residents with $500 per month for two years — no strings attached and no work requirements. To be eligible, an individual only had to be at least 18 years old, reside in Stockton and live in a neighborhood with a median income at or below the city’s then-median household income of $46,033.
I was motivated to try something radically different because the status quo was unacceptable to […]
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