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Jhumpa Bhattacharya: The Racial Wealth Gap and Basic Income Policy Design

The Basic Income Podcast
The Basic Income Podcast
Jhumpa Bhattacharya: The Racial Wealth Gap and Basic Income Policy Design
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Basic income has been heralded as a policy that can partially address racial inequities in our economy and social benefit system, but how would the goals of racial equity inform basic income policy? Jhumpa Bhattacharya of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development joins the podcast to discuss this issue, and the vital importance of countenancing our racial history as we design future economic policy.