Republicans may have a new election pain point. Members of the GOP have expressed their opposition to the guaranteed basic income programs that are popping up in cities and counties nationwide. But ...

Republicans are stressing about the popularity of guaranteed basic income programs. They worry the programs will give the Democrats who support them an edge in the upcoming election. The GOP argues ...

They say guaranteed-basic-income programs are like socialism. Arizona has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the United States. Arizona Republican lawmakers appear to be in full agreement: A ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. As guaranteed basic-income programs get more popular, opposition is also on the rise. In five states, ...

In the three years since the federal government started handing out checks to provide relief from the pandemic, the idea of no-strings-attached money for all has crept further into the mainstream.

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When he was an MP in Ottawa, Mike Savage was vice-chair of a committee that studied poverty. After travelling the country to meet with organizations and people with lived experience, one of the ...

Guaranteed income programs provide hundreds or thousands of dollars a month to participants. The programs became even more popular during the pandemic as it became clear how much direct checks help.

Guaranteed basic income, the concept of no-strings-attached payments to provide people with a financial floor, is being tested in dozens of pilot programs across the country. Stockton, California was ...