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Image credit: Wikimedia Commons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ontario.svg A Canadian research team recently presented a new report on the Ontario Basic Income pilot during a launch event organized by their community partners, the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction. The report, which includes a special foreword from Ontario's former Premier Kathleen Wynne, who implemented the pilot and also spoke at the event,

While a basic income helps raise individuals and families out of poverty, the greatest benefits come from the peace of mind that it provides.

The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration – SEED – was not a one-shot-and-done program.  Based on the methodological work and positive results in Stockton, 10 other guaranteed income pilots are working throughout the country while increasing national conversation, leading the way towards a more evidence-based legislation.  In conversations with The Record, former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, Dr. Stacia West and Dr. Amy Castro Baker – SEED program leaders – further discussed their results and what is developing across the nation.   “The city should be inc...