Commentary: A basic income guarantee would make our government more humane and revitalize our economy
A few weeks ago, I helped Chicago business owner and philanthropist Willie Wilson organize a mass gas giveaway, his latest effort to help people in need across Chicagoland. Shortly after Wilson’s event, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced plans for a $12.5 million, taxpayer-funded transportation giveaway of her own.
The mayor’s plan still has a few hurdles to clear in the City Council. But gas inflation is a symptom of a larger problem — one that neither good-hearted generosity nor short-term
