Durham County in North Carolina has approved a new pilot guaranteed income program with the aim of helping needy families in the area.
The initiative, dubbed “DCo Thrives,” was approved unanimously by the Durham County Board of County Commissioners last week. DCo Thrives will provide 125 families with $750 in guaranteed income per month and will conduct surveys to gauge the outcomes.
The DCo Thrives program will be bankrolled using $1.69 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was the partisan coronavirus relief legislation passed shortly after President Joe Biden was sworn into office. Durham County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Brenda Howerton emphasized that a big part of the pilot is to help the children of struggling families, according to ABC 11.
Proponents of UBI argue that a broad-based program of direct payment could make employment more tenable because of fewer economic barriers. They also see it as a way for families to overcome healthcare and education challenges. But critics argue that UBI programs, especially at the national level, would be prohibitively expensive and could end up hurting more than helping due to the enormous tax burden involved.
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