Launching The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative
Summary
Jeff Atwood outlines the Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative (RGMI), detailing about $21M in immediate donations and a pledge of $50M for long-term efforts to reduce rural poverty. The post promotes an open-data, iterative approach, a three-county launch (Mercer WV, Beaufort NC, Warren MS), and an invitation to expand to all 50 states while using trusted, nonprofit partnerships to build a scalable playbook.