Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget After strong start, organizers hope to expand Maine’s guaranteed income pilot program Researchers at Columbia University found that the programs can help significantly reduce poverty, even at low guaranteed income rates of $250 per month. It can also help meet basic […] Maine Morning Star Posted September 16, 2024 Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income, Poverty
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget What a Maine experiment shows us about universal basic income “Doing something on a statewide basis could be hugely expensive depending on how big a population you’re talking about,” Garrett Martin, the CEO of the liberal Maine […] Bangor Daily News Posted September 10, 2024 Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget Guaranteed Income — An Explainer What is Guaranteed Income? Guaranteed Income is a method of providing regular, unrestricted cash payments to supplement individuals’ income. It is one of several no-strings-attached cash strategies […] Karin Leuthy Posted August 15, 2024 Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Poverty
Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget How 20 Maine mothers are using a $1,000 guaranteed monthly income The idea has gone no further in Augusta and is unlikely to anytime soon. The liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy said in a November report that a state […] Bangor Daily News Posted February 5, 2024 Tags Budget, Guaranteed Income, Incomes
Jobs and Income Feasibility and Impact of Guaranteed Income in Maine Download the PDF: FULL REPORT Executive Summary A great need exists in Maine for the kind of financial support guaranteed income could provide: reliable and periodic payments […] MECEP Posted January 24, 2024 Tags Economic Security, Food Insecurity, Guaranteed Income, Incomes, Inequality, Wages