DONNA GRETHEN / Tribune Content Agency Sonoma County and three local cities are combining efforts on an experimental anti-poverty program. They will hand out $500 a month with no strings attached to 305 low-income families for two years.
Recipients can spend the money on whatever they want. They can buy food or other necessities, train for a job, put their money in the bank or blow it all on lottery tickets. The concept, known as universal basic income, challenges the commonly held perception that public aid promotes dependence.
The local government sponsors believe providing a degree of stability can point the […]
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