Portland should join cities on the leading edge of an idea whose time has come.
Following the successful leadership of countless cities around the world, who have proven through pilots that Basic Income programs can alleviate poverty and its worst symptoms, Sarah proposes a pilot program to provide 125 Portlanders a guaranteed $1000 per month for one year. The Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot program proposed in this document would cost approximately $1.8M, funded through private investment, philanthropic partnerships, and reallocation of existing budget resources. If successful, the pilot could make the case for a reconsideration of how Portland allocates […]
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