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Thousands more artists will soon receive direct payments as part of Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts plan, made permanent this year after a three-year pilot program was hailed as a massive success. “This is a gigantic step forward that other countries are not doing,” Ireland’s Culture

Guaranteed Minimum Income works. Unfortunately, the 2024 National Democratic and Republican Party Platforms do not mention guaranteed income or any other kind of direct cash transfers, despite widespread voter support: When looking more closely at 2024 Democratic and Republican platforms at the state level, we only found four states with

From April 2022 to March 2024, 76 families with young children in Yolo County, California participated in a Basic Income study that brought family income a single dollar above the California poverty line, $1,289 per month. Even though the amount of money was small, the outcomes were dramatic, not

💛Share a link to GMI history, GMI studies, or what GMI is Start one conversation Contact one representative Rural communities don’t need charity — they need room to breathe, plan, and build. Guaranteed minimum income (GMI) provides that room: * In Michigan, new mothers used cash payments for baby supplies, food,

“We have everything we need.” That’s how Betsy answered when Denver Frederick asked her how our children sparked her passion for GMI pilots in rural counties across the country. Raising kids obviously has many challenges, and one is: How do you raise your kids to… obviously we’re very

After announcing the RGMII program on February 3rd, we listened closely to all feedback and discussions. We’ve compiled this initial set of Frequently Asked Questions that we hope to improve together. * Do GMI payments cause a benefits cliff? * Why not Universal? * How do you prevent abuse? * Why rural? * What

Almost half of Americans say they have trouble making ends meet, according to “Living Paycheck to Paycheck: A Hardship or Good Budgeting?”, and 40% don’t have $1,000 to spare for an unexpected emergency. But just a little extra money can make all the difference. For example, blood plasma

The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative has three primary goals: 1. Help lift rural Americans out of poverty with direct cash payments over the course of 16 months. 2. Study the process of the GMI programs, so that the GMI playbook can be improved and repeated, for more people, in

Hello, and welcome to the Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative! What RGMII is an effort to provide a Guaranteed Minimum Income to folks in rural US counties — direct, regular, obligation-free cash payments to those most in need. This idea has a surprisingly long history in America, and forms of