State, local guaranteed income programs set the stage for federal action
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During the pandemic, however, Trump approved individual stimulus payments. While the payments weren’t exactly the same as guaranteed income programs, it suggested the former president was open to using cash distributions to help people in financial crises, said Ashley Burnside, senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy.
“I do think it shows this increasing awareness of how beneficial providing cash can be to families,” she said, adding that federal lawmakers could look to state and local governments for successful models.
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