Sean Kline is a consultant and former Director of the San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment. He is co-author of ‘Basic Income in Cities: A Guide to City Experiments and Pilot Projects.’
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$2,000 Checks Now—And Make Them Monthly
The Democrats’ victory in Georgia was a vote for cash assistance. Prioritizing direct monthly payments isn’t just good policy—it’s good politics.
Sean Kline and Jim Pugh