Government programs proposed as an emergency response, like unemployment insurance, SNAP and Medicaid, are also essential to helping families in need. But they’re not enough.
The Magnolia Mothers Trust
Give poor people a guaranteed income and let them spend it however they please
Guaranteed income, a form of universal basic income, can boost people out of poverty. It may also become essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The fact that we are even having conversations about giving people money is already showing that the system is shifting,” says Aisha Nyandoro.