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☆ Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Basic income has become a trending strategy to combat poverty in cities nationwide. ARPA funds have been used to partially or fully fund most US basic-income pilots so far, but funds are set to expire. While philanthropy and nonprofit work have been central to basic-income pilots, they are not always a long-term or large-scale funding solution. More GBI programs are electing to focus on specific groups of participants, like low-income parents with children and foster youth. The program is funded through the Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program (TANF), an existing federal cash assistance program for low-income families.

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☆ AI is threatening Americans’ jobs. Could guaranteed income provide a safety net?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

That idea of guaranteed income is receiving renewed interest as AI becomes an increasing threat to Americans’ livelihoods. As more Americans’ jobs are increasingly at risk due to the threat of AI, Tubbs and other proponents of guaranteed income say this could be one solution to help provide a safety net and cushion the expected blow AI will have on the labor market. “Then, when we have to deal with that job displacement, we’re better positioned to do so.”Silicon Valley’s infatuation with guaranteed incomeThe idea of a guaranteed income is not new. AFP/Getty ImagesDecades after King’s death, the idea of guaranteed income went on to see a resurgence of support emanating out of Silicon Valley. Other tech industry tycoons, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, have also thrown immense financial support behind guaranteed income programs.

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☆ SUA: Oakland lansează venitul garantat pentru populaţia de culoare şi cea amerindiană
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-25 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

În cadrul programului inspirat de experiment cu "venitul universal" care au avut loc deja în SUA, aproximativ 600 de familii din Oakland vor putea primi un cec lunar de 500 de dolari timp de cel puţin 18 luni, fără nicio condiţie, a precizat primarul oraşului, Libby Schaaf.Acest venit de bază garantat va fi rezervat celor mai sărace familii, care au în întreţinere cel puţin un copil, dar mai ales "familiilor de culoare", a explicat primarul. "Ne concentrăm asupra persoanelor de culoare deoarece există un decalaj mare de bogăţie în Oakland bazat pe rasă. Veniturile (medii) ale albilor sunt de trei ori mai mari decât veniturile medii ale negrilor. Iar la nivel naţional diferenţa în ceea ce priveşte patrimoniul este de la unu la zece", a menţionat primarul oraşului într-un interviu acordat miercuri CBS.După verificarea îndeplinirii criteriilor, alocarea acestei indemnizaţii va fi făcută prin tragere la sorţi.Beneficiarii vor putea cheltui suma - neimpozabilă - după cum consideră de cuviinţă, fără condiţii sau controale, au insistat promotorii proiectului, finanţat exclusiv din donaţii. "Sărăcia nu este un eşec personal, este un eşec politic", a conchis Libby Schaaf, care face parte dintr-o reţea de aproximativ 40 de primari americani care susţin introducerea unui "venit garantat".

Persons: Michael Tubbs, indemnizaţia Locations: SUA, Oakland, Stockton, California

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