American cities are testing the concept of no-strings-attached guaranteed income Listen Now: Is Guaranteed Income Inevitable? From coast to coast, American cities are testing the concept of no-strings-attached guaranteed income. Now this ill-advised idea has made its way to Wisconsin. In this episode of Free Exchange, Diggings Managing Editor Mark Lisheron joins the program to discuss the origins of Universal Basic Income, where it has been tested and whether sound economic principles will win out in the end. In liberty, Remso W. Martinez Listen Now Wisconsin Mayors Test Guaranteed Income by Mark Lisheron Encouraged by the federal government’s direct payment of $870 billion in stimulus checks to Americans since the outbreak of COVID-19, they are among nearly five dozen local elected officials across the country, all of them Democrats, who have begun to experiment with adding a local welfare payment to the social safety net. Read the full story here What We're Reading -City Journal: It is forbidden -Mises Institute: Understanding why government policies fail -The CT Mirror: Ranked choice voting survived its biggest election season yet  Subscribe to the Show on Your Favorite Podcast App Apple Podcasts Anchor.FM Google Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Pocket Cast Breaker RadioPublic RSS Our work in advancing free markets, opportunity and prosperity in the Badger State is only made possible by generous donations from our supporters. We never have, and never will, accept government funding. Donate online or email Angela Smith, Director of Development. The Badger Institute is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Donate Now The Badger Institute | 700 W Virginia St, Suite 301, Milwaukee, WI 53204 www.badgerinstitute.org Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected] in collaboration with Try email marketing for free today!