Republicans in Congress certainly talk a good game about helping the poor and middle class, arguing, however unconvincingly, that their rewrite of the tax code will amount to more than just a giveaway to the rich. But all their shameless maneuvering is really doing is making once-crazy, semi-socialistic economic ideas, such as universal basic income, seem sane.
Opinion
Take the city of Stockton.For weeks now, Michael Tubbs , the mayor of this rough-and-tumble Central Valley city, has been making headlines for jumpstarting a government-run pilot project that will give dozens of families $500 every month, no strings attached and regardless of […]
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