Cities like San Antonio, Austin, Denver, Boston, and Minneapolis have turned to basic-income pilot programs to explore ways to reduce those poverty levels.
Republicans in Texas, Arizona, Iowa, and South Dakota are making efforts to ban GBI programs at the municipal and state level.
AdvertisementStates and cities sometimes fund basic-income programsMany basic-income programs receive funding directly from state and local governments.
Nonprofits and philanthropy play a key role in basic-income fundingOther basic-income programs are organized through a nonprofit, or receive funding from foundations and private donors.
Along with funding cash payments, the Economic Security Project said that philanthropic donations can help a GBI programs pay for income policy research.
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—, Monique Gonzalez, John Gillette, Flint, Joe Biden, Jack Dorsey, UpTogether
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