WA lawmaker looks to break ground on universal basic income

WA lawmaker looks to break ground on universal basic income

Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen. (Office of Joe Nguyen) A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state. Washington lawmaker proposes bill enacting 32-hour work week

Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen’s bill would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs. During a pilot period, it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants.

The goal: Provide a testing ground for universal basic income.“For two years, [let’s] study how this would impact individuals in […]

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