Universal Income Supporter: A Basic Guaranteed Income Is Not a Handout, It’s a Hand-Up

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PUGH: "Yeah, I think it’s important to recognize that basic income is not handout, it’s a hand-up. It sets up people to achieve their own long-term economic success. Our country is founded on the idea that if you work hard, you should be able to get ahead. But if you travel around the country now, it’s obvious to see that that’s true for fewer and fewer people. Folks are working harder than ever, but many are being left behind. If you give people a base amount of cash every month, not only does it help them get up on to their own two feet. It will also drive their local economies when they spend that money at the local grocery store or shopping mall or restaurants, which in turn creates local job opportunities."