A proposed two-year pilot program would give 500 low-income Washingtonians $500 a month. Washington state Sen. Joe Nguyen has proposed conducting a two-year test of a universal basic income program, in which 500 adults statewide would be given $500 a month.(Rachel La Corte/AP) Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has made waves in the Democratic primary contest by proposing that every U.S. adult receive $1,000 a month.
Now, a Washington state legislator wants to try out the idea of universal basic income, but on a smaller, more local scale.
A measure introduced Friday by state Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-West Seattle, would create a […]
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