A former staffer of Barack Obama’s White House is now vying for a seat in Congress with a bold proposal: “Universal Basic Income for Kids.”
Suraj Patel , 36, is one of the three Democrats challenging incumbent Carolyn Maloney, also a Democrat, to represent the 12th Congressional District of New York in the primary election on June 23. Patel, an outspoken activist from the East Village, is also an attorney, businessman and assistant professor at New York University.
A son of immigrants from India, he grew up bussing tables, filling vending machines and changing hotel bedsheets. “Together as a […]
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