What can we learn from the $1400 survival checks?

This is a simple, universal solution to a nationwide problem. Instead of enacting complicated, Rube Goldberg-style policies to nudge people out of poverty, it turns out you can just give them money.

Tell President Biden and Congress: Pass a national Guaranteed Basic Income! SIGN THE PETITION! Pamela, Retail sales soared in March after the $1400 survival checks hit. The economy is poised for takeoff after vaccines crush the virus. What can we learn from this? The economy is out of whack. 46 new billionaires were minted in the past year―while layoffs were rampant, food bank lines stretched for blocks, and people couldn't make rent. We can talk until we're blue in the face about the need to tax the rich, but that's only half the battle. We have to make sure that people who need help get it. That's why we're demanding a Guaranteed Basic Income. SIGN NOW: Enact a Guaranteed Basic Income and turn back the tides of inequality! The city of Stockton, CA (home of the great band, Pavement) piloted a Guaranteed Basic Income project, and the results showed that people used the extra income for basic necessities such as food, paying off debt, and utilities. The participants in the pilot were more likely to have full time jobs and showed significant improvements in mental health. This is a simple, universal solution to a nationwide problem. Instead of enacting complicated, Rube Goldberg-style policies to nudge people out of poverty, it turns out you can just give them money. Tell the Biden administration and Congress: Enact a national Guaranteed Basic Income, a simple universal solution to the inequality crisis! Thanks, Mike Phelan Progress America Paid for by Progress America.   Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Progress America, please click here.