(THE CENTER SQUARE) – Dr. Lori Pfingst, senior director of poverty reduction for the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, explained Friday morning the feasibility and benefits of implementing a guaranteed basic income in Washington state. the hearing House Housing, Human Services and Veterans Committee.
Guaranteed Basic Income is a cash payment distributed to a targeted group of individuals or households that is recurring, unconditional and unrestricted. It is meant to fill gaps in existing public assistance programs.
This is in contrast to a universal basic income model in which cash payments are distributed to all individuals. The closest thing […]
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