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The Cruel Catch-22 of Cash Aid
Mother Jones Sep 11, 2025

The Cruel Catch-22 of Cash Aid

The Covid-19 pandemic’s stimulus checks and tax credits helped mainstream the idea that government could help unwealthy people through hard times by simply giving them cash—without conditions like work requirements or stringent income limits. Since then, the push for guaranteed income for the poorest Americans, for whom wage stagnation, inequality, and the disappearance of blue-collar […]