In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, Susie Garza displays the city provided debit card she receives monthly through a trial program in Stockton, Calif. California state lawmakers are ready to talk about universal basic income. But they’re not ready to fund it.
The idea to give everybody — or just lower- and middle-income residents — a monthly cash payment with no strings attached gained national attention after it was proposed by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
The pandemic and resulting economic hardships borne by low-wage earners has only shown how vulnerable they are, said Santa Clara County Democrat […]
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