Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Andrew Yang, a Democratic presidential candidate, is promoting a universal basic income for all Americans. Alaska, Kenya, and Finland have tried a UBI with mixed results.

By S.T. Patrick

Before attributing the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) to “Justice Democrats,” hanging off the left wing of American politics by a single daisy, consider that Alaska, a state that has only voted for one Democrat for president in its entire history (LBJ in 1964) has since 1976 given its residents a very popular version of the UBI.UBI, often called a basic income guarantee, is a periodic cash […]

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