Freshman New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for “emergency UBI” — that is, Universal Basic Income — as the economic effects of coronavirus are devastating the service industry.
UBI, for those not familiar, is effectively a guarantee from the government that no one will be without a certain amount of income. It takes many forms, such as a monthly check (or more likely, a monthly bank transfer) of some amount of money.
And Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday that the spread of the coronavirus, and in particular its effects on people in the service industry, has brought about a need to implement the scheme on an emergency basis.
“The need for social distancing from restaurants only underscores the need for relief for tipped workers, freelancers, shift workers, etc. Tax credits & unemployment insurance does not help many of these workers – that’s a huge segment of our economy. We need emergency UBI, now,” she tweeted.
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