DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham Mayor Steve Schewel is part of a cross-country team of mayors striving to help people through the COVID-19 pandemic with an idea that's gaining traction in economic circles: a guaranteed income.
The Mayors for a Guaranteed Income penned a letter to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris asking the future leaders to pass stimulus checks until the economy recovers from the pandemic. Schewel is one of 33 mayors in the coalition proposing an income floor that they feel would "help communities and families thrive again."
"Mayors across the country agree," Schewel said in a tweet Friday. "One more check isn't enough. Recurring payments until the economy recovers will best help those who have been so deeply affected by this crisis."