{"id":14398,"date":"2021-10-27T13:02:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=14398"},"modified":"2021-10-27T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:02:55","slug":"chicago-poised-to-create-one-of-the-nations-largest-guaranteed-basic-income-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=14398","title":{"rendered":"Chicago poised to create one of the nation\u2019s largest \u2018guaranteed basic income\u2019 programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basic income programs are rapidly spreading across the country as critics raise concerns about record job openings.<\/p>\n

Source: Chicago poised to create one of the nation\u2019s largest \u2018guaranteed basic income\u2019 programs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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One of the few times I’ve seen Alaska’s dividend menti0ned.<\/p>\n

“But supporters say it is a matter of exposure. Brett Watson, an economics professor at the University of Alaska Institute for Social and Economic Research in Anchorage, noted that in his state, receiving a regular income from the government is already seen as \u201ca birthright.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Alaska has a nearly 40-year-old Permanent Fund Dividend that guarantees its residents an average of $1,600 in an annual lump payment. The fund consists of offshore oil lease royalties paid to the state.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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