Portside

"If we can bail out large corporations, we can make sure that everyone in this country has enough income to pay for the basic necessities of life."

The pros and cons of a UBI are hotly debated and have been discussed elsewhere. The point here is to show that it could actually be funded year after year without driving up taxes or prices.

Mainstream feminists never quite knew what to do with the welfare rights movement. Here was a group of mothers who, rather than wanting equal work and equal pay, demanded that the government support them while they stayed home and raised their kids.

Poverty is not just a function of lack of adequate income. Providing income alone does not eliminate poverty.