OPINION: It's time for universal basic income. I know it's right because I've tried it -- in my town, 125 randomly selected residents receive $500 per month for 18 months.
The spread of the coronavirus is threatening the social and economic fabric of U.S. communities, and Americans will not emerge from this crisis the same. The historical economic inequity COVID-19 has exposed and amplified necessitates a new social safety net — one that abolishes poverty. Everyone deserves a solid foundation through a basic income.
Now, it’s these same Americans — already working harder and harder, yet being left further and further behind — who bear the economic brunt of COVID-19. Close to 98% of jobs affected by the virus so far paid less than the national minimum wage. People of color are caught in a double bind: overrepresented both in the low-wage jobs most vulnerable to layoffs, and in the jobs deemed most essential. Those who haven’t been laid off are taking risks for the rest of us.
Plus: Stimulus checks need to arrive faster so Americans can get all the coronavirus money Washington has promised As we’ve seen in Stockton, unconditional cash provides people the agency to make the right decisions for themselves and their families. A growing chorus of voices that seek to apply nationally the lessons we’ve learned in Stockton, with Senator Kamala Harris and 60 other congressional members called for recurring direct payments; and Representatives Maxine Waters, Mark Pocan, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, and Tim Ryan calling for cash stipends.
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