Hawaii’s state legislature supports the idea of basic income, but has no plans to do anything about it.
Both houses of the legislature unanimously passed a resolution; that stated all citizens “deserve basic financial security” and directed state agencies to analyze universal basic income and other policy options, in May, Mother Jones reported . The measure does absolutely nothing for or against basic income.
The resolution’s sponsor; Representative Chris Lee (D-Kailua), said it was a response to Hawaii’s sky high cost of living and growing income inequality. Lee would like to see some means of helping average Hawaiians pay the bills […]
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