Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces closest plan in Congress to universal basic income

A plan by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) to spend to spend trillions of federal dollars on direct cash subsidies for the working class and poor represents a shift in policy among Democratic lawmakers. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has released a plan to spend trillions of federal dollars on direct cash subsidies to working class and poor Americans, including the unemployed and those with no earnings.

Tlaib’s bill would give direct cash help to those at the bottom of the income distribution — annually offering $3,000 to individuals and $6,000 to families — in an attempt to […]

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