{"id":62216,"date":"2020-08-07T08:55:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=62216"},"modified":"2020-08-06T21:39:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T01:39:24","slug":"tennessees-1st-democratic-nominee-blair-walsingham-announces-the-freedom-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/tennessees-1st-democratic-nominee-blair-walsingham-announces-the-freedom-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee’s 1st Democratic Nominee Blair Walsingham Announces the ‘Freedom Grant’"},"content":{"rendered":"

EIDSON, Tenn., Aug. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Blair Walsingham, Democratic Congressional nominee in Tennessee\u2019s 1st District will award two \u201cFreedom Grants,\u201d $500\/month for one year to district residents. Walsingham says that her Freedom Grant, not dependent upon a vote for her, is intended to \u201cempower individuals to move beyond survival.\u201d If elected, she will seek legislation for a Freedom Dividend, a monthly basic income of $1000 to Americans 18 and over.<\/p>\n

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\nWalsingham says that corporations thrive on benefits from tax dollars, and says, \u201cIt\u2019s time for taxpayers to thrive too.\u201d Walsingham cites direct cash distributions by Dolly Parton following the Gatlinburg fires, and per capita distribution in the nearby Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as models of basic income. \u201cIn the EBCI, this practice improved quality of life and increased opportunity,\u201d says Walsingham, who interviewed Principal Chief Sneed for her podcast.<\/p>\n

While basic income plans vary, Walsingham\u2019s plan is universal. \u201cThis dividend unites Americans with a shared benefit of citizenship,\u201d she says, pointing out that while her plan could eradicate poverty, the advantages are not just for low income households.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiddle class Americans,\u201d adds Walsingham, \u201care suffering from debt and healthcare bills.\u201d A common rationale for basic income is automation in the workplace, which the McKinsey Global Institute says may eliminate 73 million jobs by 2030.<\/p>\n

Interest in basic income has grown during COVID-19 after Congress passed a round of stimulus checks. A trial UBI in Stockton, Calif., showed that recipients increased spending on food by 12% from the same time last year.<\/p>\n

More money in the hands of Americans means more spending. Walsingham says we can \u201creplace the cycle of poverty with a cycle of prosperity,\u201d and that her campaign\u2019s Freedom Grant initiative is a step in that direction.<\/p>\n

If elected, Blair Walsingham would be the first Democrat to represent Tennessee\u2019s 1st District in over a hundred years.<\/p>\n

To learn more, visit https:\/\/blairforcongress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

About Blair Walsingham:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blair Walsingham, candidate for U.S. Congress, TN-01, is endorsed by key community and national organizations, including former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Running on a platform of health, freedom, and financial security, Blair is a veteran, small business owner, and resides in Hawkins County with her family.<\/p>\n

*Link to images for media: https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1-0VA6dom6xN7b2b3_jR1dYE7eW01Vkhh<\/a><\/p>\n

Paid for by Blair For Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EIDSON, Tenn., Aug. 7, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Blair Walsingham, Democratic Congressional nominee in Tennessee’s 1st District will award two “Freedom Grants,” $500\/month for one year to district residents. Walsingham says that her Freedom Grant, not dependent upon a vote for her, is intended to “empower individuals to move beyond survival.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8278,"featured_media":62213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,1,48,8950,440],"tags":[13974,13973,12009],"class_list":["post-62216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-news","category-business-news","category-government-news","category-mature-content","category-tennessee-news","tag-blair-walsingham","tag-tennessee-politics","tag-us-congress","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":5526,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}