{"id":808,"date":"2024-11-16T16:37:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/?p=808"},"modified":"2024-11-16T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T16:56:27","slug":"ubi-dc-nonprofits-get-it-why-wont-the-blue-dems-of-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dc4reality.org\/updates\/808","title":{"rendered":"UBI: DC Nonprofits get it, why won&#8217;t the Blue-Dems of DC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_basic_income\">Universal Basic Income<\/a> <\/strong>is an idea that has come to the fore in recent years but has yet to break through the ruling-class gatekeeping of our working families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UBI is becoming more real in DC. A local non-profit is set to give UBI a go starting this week for the next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wtop-news wp-block-embed-wtop-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Cnem9KpG1s\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2024\/11\/nonprofit-group-is-combining-two-liberal-policy-ideas-in-dc-how-successful-can-the-impact-be\/\">DC-area nonprofit combines 2 policies that will give low-income families thousands per month<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;DC-area nonprofit combines 2 policies that will give low-income families thousands per month&#8221; &#8212; WTOP News\" src=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2024\/11\/nonprofit-group-is-combining-two-liberal-policy-ideas-in-dc-how-successful-can-the-impact-be\/embed\/#?secret=HwdQPLRTom#?secret=Cnem9KpG1s\" data-secret=\"Cnem9KpG1s\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/dc\/2024\/11\/nonprofit-group-is-combining-two-liberal-policy-ideas-in-dc-how-successful-can-the-impact-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPathway to Economic Mobility, Prosperity and Family Wellness\u201d<\/a> involves 100 families scattered around D.C. who currently receive subsidized housing from the District. For the next two years, they\u2019ll be receiving $1,000 per month. On top of that, parents will get $1,000 they can put toward an IRA or emergency savings account. Their children will also get $1,000 put into a 529 college savings plan and $1,000 toward a Roth IRA.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As the DC Council funds billionaires to build new arenas and give rich downtown landlords tax breaks and grants to turn unoccupied offices into unaffordable housing, there are some thought leaders turning to UBI as a real alternative to evictions, homelessness, and despair for rooted residents and families struggling to keep up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Basic Income is an idea that has come to the fore in recent years but has yet to break through the ruling-class gatekeeping of our working families. UBI is becoming more real in DC. A local non-profit is set to give UBI a go starting this week for the next year. 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