Michigan’s $55M experiment with guaranteed income begins with Flint moms | Bridge Michigan
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Michigan will experiment with guaranteed income in Flint, one of its poorest cities, giving expectant and new moms $7,500 — no strings attached — to lift the stress of poverty from their newborns.

FLINT—Eight days after entering the world, Khi’Meir Taylor made another debut — this time in what could be a national spotlight.

Wednesday was the first day of a $55 million experiment to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty.

  • MelllvarEnglish
    15•10 months ago

    to test whether cash payments can protect children from the toxic stress of poverty

    The answer is yes. Obviously.

    I keep seeing these pilot programs and small experiments in UBI, and they all prove that people prosper and thrive more when they have more money. Nobody is surprised. Was that ever even in question?

    I want to see UBI experiments, plans, etc. that tackle large-scale implementation. We’ve proven “BI”; that was never the hard part. We need to focus on the “U”.