The El Paso Downtown skyline. (Getty Images) The city of El Paso may soon begin doling out $500 in cash every month to dozens of households across the city – if the city can find $500,000 to fund the program and City Council approves the pilot.
Some City Council representatives are trying to get El Paso to experiment with a so-called guaranteed income program, which is based on the idea that the best way to alleviate poverty is to simply give out cash monthly to low-income households. Ideally, guaranteed income gives residents the ability to improve their financial situation however […]
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