SUMMARY: In November of 1969, the President’s Commission on Income Maintenance Programs issued a report titled “Poverty Amid Plenty: the American Paradox.” The purpose of the report was to assess the current slate of anti-poverty programs and make recommendations for how to make more headway on poverty reduction. Bruenig reviews this report showing the pedigree of the current basic income guarantee proposal in the United States.
Matt Bruenig, “Poverty Amid Plenty: A 1969 Basic Income Proposal,” PolicyShop, February 3, 2014.
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