Newark aims to become first big city to roll out universal basic income

Newark aims to become first big city to roll out universal basic income
Newark could become the first major American city to roll out a guaranteed income in a bid to slash the city’s sky-high poverty rates. The city’s mayor, Ras Baraka, is setting up a task force to study if such a program would be possible as one way to tackle the city’s entrenched poverty. Baraka provided…