“We are arguing for a route to a far more resilient and sustainable economy for the entire country.” As the pandemic endures, mayors call for guaranteed income as an equitable solution for families and local economies.
Melvin Carter, the mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, watched his city’s twin, Minneapolis, burn this spring. Sparked by the killing of George Floyd, many people gathered in protest and fury over his May 25 death and the treatment of Black people at the hands of police. Carter knew his city’s citizens were aggrieved not only by decades of mistreatment, but also by the entrenched poverty that accompanied it.
A month before Floyd’s death, Carter’s office had provided 1,265 families one-time payments of $1,000. The emergency relief diminished some hardships, but hasn’t been nearly enough. Carter wants a longer-term solution. The March stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, they say, showed that giving direct cash to people works. The $1,200 checks from the federal government that many Americans received, the Paycheck Protection Program — which helped employers make their payroll — and the $600 weekly unemployment assistance payments kept many people afloat.
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