Political Rewind: Can guaranteed basic income programs help Georgians get out of poverty?
Tuesday on Political Rewind:\xa0A conversation about new efforts to help Americans lift themselves out of poverty. Guaranteed basic income initiatives are popping up across the country. Two new programs in Georgia seek to provide impoverished residents with a stable flow of income over one year. Can these programs help tackle inequity?\n\nThe panel: \n\nAmir Farokhi \u2013 Atlanta city councilmember\nTamar Hallerman \u2013 Senior reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution \nKyle Wingfield \u2013 President and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation \n\nTimestamps: \n:00- Introductions \n3:00- Dr. King's thoughts on guaranteed income\n4:00- Introductions continue\n6:59- Introduction of two Atlanta guaranteed income programs\n23:31- How guaranteed income programs can knock people out of the threshold of their government benefits\n30:39- How these programs help address needs in real time \n43:19 - Are these programs viable nationwide?\n\nPlease be sure to download our newsletter: www.gpb.org/newsletters. And subscribe, follow and rate this show wherever podcasts are found.