Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar, shown in 2017 in Springfield, introduced a resolution in June calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to launch a program to pay 1,000 families $500 every month. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune) On his way out of office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to create a task force that would consider whether to make monthly no-strings-attached payments to a group of Chicago families to help them make ends meet.
“Universal basic income” is an idea that’s been gaining traction recently among progressives, and North Side Ald. Ameya Pawar introduced a resolution in June calling on Emanuel to […]
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