Over 150 communities in the United States have had or are piloting basic income programs : Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Cash aid without conditions was considered a radical idea before the pandemic. But early results from a program in Stockton, Calif., showed promise. Then interest exploded after it became clear how much COVID stimulus checks and emergency rental payments had helped people. The U.S. Census Bureau found that an expanded child tax credit cut child poverty in half. That is, until the expansion ended and child poverty spiked . Around the country, from big cities to rural […]
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