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Universal Basic Income, a program popularized by presidential candidate Andrew Yang, might be coming to a Connecticut city.
This hour, we talk with members of a task force that are working to create a pilot program in Hartford, providing UBI to a select group of single parents. Universal Basic Income test programs have popped up in California and other parts of the globe - we talk about who benefits and who will pay for it.
Could Universal Basic Income become the core part of government programs in the future? Would it mean ending SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment insurance and other government assistance programs?
The city of Hartford is considering experimenting with a universal basic income, starting with a pilot program that would give no-strings-attached monthly payments to participating city residents.