Guaranteed basic income programs are effective at stabilizing the finances of participants and improving societal outcomes, research has shown. (Doug Trumm) Marcus Altheimer had just been released after 18 years in prison when he was chosen to participate in the new Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilot run by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC). He had been doing all he could to prepare for his release, but once he was out, he was shocked to discover the effects of inflation on prices. “I came home with literally nothing in my pocket,” he said. “The class was a […]
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