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The global pandemic has shown incredible gaps in U.S. economic disparities between normal everyday people and ultra millionaires and billionaires. Before the pandemic, studies found that nearly 40% of Americans cannot afford a single $400 emergency.
During the pandemic, people have lost their jobs and housing while billionaires have become $1.3 trillion richer and we have 46 new billionaires.
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More needs to be done to support the rest of us; Universal Basic Income. The studies are out and it’s clear — UBI works! The city of Stockton, CA piloted its own UBI project with giving 125 residents $500 a month for 2 years and the results showed that people used the extra funding for basic necessities such as food, paying off debt, and utilities. Participants also were more likely to have full time jobs and showed improvements in mental health wellness.
Poverty and even the impacts of the pandemic have hit communities of color harder. UBI is a tool that can be used to address these historic disparities. Oakland, CA just announced it will be launching a UBI program directly focusing on communities of color.
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Candelaria Vargas, Daily Kos
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