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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0652 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Negative income tax · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“President Nixon's Family Assistance Plan, a guaranteed income for families with children proposed in 1969, passed the House of Representatives on 16 April 1970 but was then held up in the Senate Finance Committee.”

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The Politics of a Guaranteed Income: The Nixon Administration and the Family Assistance Plan

Capitalism and Freedom

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