Michigan’s $55M experiment with guaranteed income begins with Flint moms | Bridge Michigan
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Michigan will experiment with guaranteed income in Flint, one of its poorest cities, giving expectant and new moms $7,500 — no strings attached — to lift the stress of poverty from their newborns.

FLINT—Eight days after entering the world, Khi’Meir Taylor made another debut — this time in what could be a national spotlight.

Wednesday was the first day of a $55 million experiment to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty.

  • snooggums@kbin.social
    2·
    10 months ago

    UBI achieves that because the person who does those things still gets an income without needing a job.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      19·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, and so does the person who doesn’t do those things. They receive the same amount, even though one person does more labor. Unfair.