Republican lawmakers in Arizona have introduced a bill to ban guaranteed basic income programs.
Arizona state lawmakers introduced a bill that would ban any municipality or county from making payments to a person as part of a guaranteed basic income program.
Numerous cities across the country are experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs either through local initiatives or nonprofits.
Guaranteed basic income programs are less politically fraught than a universal basic income, though they aren't without critics.
Other places, like Harris County, Texas — which includes Houston — have also used COVID-19 funds for guaranteed basic income programs .
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