Why not just give everyone $1,000+ a month?
Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
English - April 04, 2023 18:02 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsNews detroit news npr public radio stephen henderson wdet Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Patrick Cooney, vice president of Michigan Future, a Michigan-based think tank, and a senior advisor with Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan, joins Stephen to the discuss the case for Universal Basic Income, and direct cash payments to citizens. Then, Kofi Kenyatta, senior director of policy & practice at UpTogether, stops by to discuss why his organization proposes Detroit give $1,200/month in guaranteed income to qualified residents in the city.