Counties for a Guaranteed Income

A network of county electeds advocating for a federal guaranteed income to ensure that all Americans have an income floor. Founded by @michaeldtubbs

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The guaranteed income movement is stronger than ever.

Follow our main account @mayorsforagi for updates on the growing movement for direct cash at the county, municipal, and state levels.

Onward!

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Guaranteed income works, and you don't have to just take our word for it.

Nobel Prize-winning economists Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo agree, in a recent essay in the Wall Street Journal.

https://t.co/Tbz7PftRv7

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As @HoCoGovExec writes: "Guaranteed Basic Income is not about replacing work; it is about providing the breathing room families need to stay in jobs, complete education and workforce training and better care for their children without falling into crisis." https://t.co/f83wRFAT9O

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We're excited to welcome @HoCoGovExec Calvin Ball as our newest CGI member this week!

Howard County recently launched a new guaranteed income pilot program to look at the impact of 20 families receiving $1,000 a month in unrestricted cash payments for one full year.

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Cook County is home to one of the largest guaranteed income pilot programs in the nation — and this week, we're excited to welcome another member of Cook County's Board of Commissioners to CGI, Commissioner Stanley Moore 🎉

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It's our birthday!

This movement has accomplished a lot in 5 years — we've gone from one pilot in Stockton, CA, to 72 pilots in 26 states, and from 11 Mayors to more than 250 elected officials strong across the city, county, and state levels.

And we're just getting started...

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Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller has been a long-time champion of Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot, which is one of the largest publicly funded guaranteed income pilot programs in the U.S. This week, we're excited to officially welcome Commissioner Miller to CGI!

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We're excited to welcome our 3rd Johnson County supervisor to Counties for a Guaranteed Income this week! Supervisor Mandi Remington joins fellow Iowans for a guaranteed income, Sup. V Fixmer-Oraiz and Sup. Jon Green 👏

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Big week: Maine is officially in the house! 🌲

York County Commissioner @justinchenette is our newest member, making him the first elected official representing Maine in the @mayorsforagi, @CountiesforAGI, and Legislators for a Guaranteed Income network.

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20 academic studies have now found that guaranteed income programs led to several key benefits, including...

🔨: Higher rates of employment
💰: Improved financial stability
🏠: Better housing & food security
🚸: More time spent together as families

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Exciting week: Solano County Supervisor @cassandracrj brings us to 5⃣0⃣ county officials and over 2⃣5⃣0⃣ elected officials in the @mayorsforagi, @CountiesforAGI, and Legislators for a Guaranteed Income network!

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Hailing from Fort Worth, TX, Tarrant County @commishmiles is joining CGI this week, making him the 49th member to join our coalition of county elected leaders advocating for direct cash policies that create economic stability.

5⃣0⃣, here we come!

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Ramsey County is home to the second mayor-led guaranteed income program in the nation: Saint Paul's People's Prosperity Pilot.

This week, we're excited to keep the guaranteed income momentum going in Ramsey County by welcoming Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire to CGI! 🎉

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The Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot was the largest publicly-funded program of its kind in the U.S., giving 3,250 households $500/month for 2 years.

And yesterday, our team hit Chicago with President @ToniPreckwinkle to discuss its takeaways and screen @ItsBasicDoc.

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Cook County, Illinois expands its guaranteed income program

President @ToniPreckwinkle: "We're showing that it's possible to lead with compassion and build a government that puts its trust and its resources directly in the hands of the people that it serves."

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We are lucky to have the leadership of @ToniPreckwinkle in this fight for dignity for all @CountiesforAGI

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Guaranteed income works, and it’s popular!

In fact, our 2024 poll with Lake Research found that nearly two-thirds of voters express support for monthly cash payments in the range of $500-$1,000 for American adults.

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Cook County: Join President @ToniPreckwinkle in Chicago this Wednesday, April 9th, for a screening of @ItsBasicDoc followed by a panel discussion alongside @MichaelDTubbs and Margaret M.C. Thomas, PhD.
https://t.co/P8qA1CtkyN

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“It’s really important that we be part of the national conversation around guaranteed income,” Cook County President @ToniPreckwinkle said.

“We’re the richest country in the world … and we don’t take care of our own... We got to do better.”

https://t.co/BtERTqQXP7

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This week, we're excited to keep the momentum around guaranteed income going in Ramsey County, Minnesota and welcome Commissioner @TaraJebensSingh to CGI! 🎉