Long Beach City Council to vote on the first step to create a universal basic income program – Press Telegram – Long Beach, California

Long Beach City Council to vote on the first step to create a universal basic income program – Press Telegram – Long Beach, California

Long Beach, California 2020-08-25 15:55:48 –

Should the Long Beach government give monthly cash payments to its residents?

That’s a question the City Council will answer at its Tuesday, Sept. 1, meeting, when the panel is set to weigh a proposal from Mayor Robert Garcia to begin the process of seeking funding for a universal basic income initiative.The idea of a universal basic income — popularized by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who ran on a platform of providing a “freedom dividend” of $1,000 per month to every American adult — is to reduce inequality and allow people to pursue […]

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