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Direct cash transfers 'could halve child poverty' in Oregon

A universal yearly tax rebate – with similar principles to UBI – could drastically improve life in this US state

By Antonio Gisbert
Direct cash transfers 'could halve child poverty' in Oregon
A person walks covered with a blanket past an encampment of tents on the street near Union Station in Portland, Oregon in January 2024 | Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images. All rights reserved
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Antonio Gisbert is Chief Petitioner for Oregon Rebate, a basic income proposal for the state of Oregon that is on the general election ballot this November. We caught up with Antonio at the 22nd Basic Income Guarantee Conference in San Francisco, California to discuss the benefits of the proposal and the power of direct democracy for creating the change one wants to see in the world.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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