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"There’s a new white paper circulating in conservative policy circles called
“Reforming the Safety Net through RISE Pilot Programs.” RISE stands for
Resources for Independence, Stability, and Employment. If that sounds familiar,
it should. RAISE US is the new organization launched by Gina Raimondo with Paul
Ryan on the advisory board, explicitly designed as a counter to universal basic
income. They clearly want to message raising people out of poverty through
work, as opposed to the welfare framing they apply to UBI. This white paper,
published by the American Idea Foundation with Paul Ryan pushing it, smells
like part of that strategy. They know job retraining alone is a losing
argument. They need something more. These RISE pilots appear to be it.
I’ve read the entire proposal. Some of it is genuinely good actually. Most of
it however is a dystopian perversion of the very freedom that conservatives
claim to champion. And the section on universal basic income is of course
riddled with misinformation."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
