A bill in the Oregon Legislature is looking to set up a pilot program that would give $1,000 a month to low or no income Oregonians over a two-year period. If passed, it would create the nation’s first statewide guaranteed income program. The proposal has sparked heated debate.
Under the proposal, the monthly payments would have to be used for things like rent, food, childcare, emergency expenses, or "other goods or services of the participant s choosing."
Under the proposal, the monthly payments would have to be used for things like rent, food, childcare, emergency expenses, or "other goods or services of the participant s choosing."