King County Councilmember: Universal basic income creates ‘cycle of dependency’

Dori says we don’t need a universal basic income in King County. Instead, people just need to get jobs. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)

Last week, King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove put forward a proposal to explore universal basic income countywide, which would be funded by a supplemental budget.

King County Councilmember unveils proposal to explore universal basic income

While Upthegrove did not respond to inquiries to join KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show to discuss the proposal, his fellow councilmember Reagan Dunn shared his own thoughts on UBI.

“He wants to put a quote, unquote ‘study’ together to look at the impacts of

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