Guaranteed basic income pilot programs are growing around the country, and community leaders are doing something about it

Guaranteed basic income pilot programs are growing around the country, and community leaders are doing something about it

If you were living paycheck to paycheck, what could you do with extra cash that came with no conditions attached?

A 2020 study from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University found that income guarantees of as little as $250 a month for adults and children can reduce poverty by 40%.

When the pandemic exposed nationwide income inequality, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income , founded in June 2020, began advocating for a guaranteed basic income at the local, state, and federal levels.Now, pilot programs are popping up across the country. The movement already has 100 mayors on board, […]

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