(Podcast) Cash works: why Oregon needs guaranteed income

A check from the US Treasury

(Podcast) Cash works: why Oregon needs guaranteed income

A check from the US Treasury
In this episode of Policy for the People, we speak to State Representative Andrea Valderrama (HD 47) about the legislature's recent decision to send a one-time payment of $600 to low-paid workers in Oregon.

(Podcast) Cash works: why Oregon needs guaranteed income

Large scale experiments carried out during the pandemic have given a boost to an old idea: addressing poverty and economic insecurity by giving people cash with no strings attached. In this episode of Policy for the People, we speak to State Representative Andrea Valderrama (HD 47) about the legislature’s recent decision to send a one-time payment of $600 to low-paid workers in Oregon. Also, OCPP Director of Policy Research Janet Bauer discusses the growing body of evidence showing that guaranteed income and other cash policies are effective at addressing economic insecurity.

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