The Universal Basic Income (UBI) took a hit recently when the local “Smart Money” columnist stepped back a bit from his support. A “rigorous study” showed “there’s little evidence to support my pet economic idea.”
This is important because, for one, our mayor is one of many signatories to Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. Two, almost half of the city council, likely sympathetic to the same, are vying to succeed him next May.
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