Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated for wealth redistribution and even universal basic income, which he called "guaranteed income." He was a supporter of the government programs which the Herald called "handouts" in their MLK day piece. In his own words: “We are saying that something is wrong with capitalism.... there must be better distribution of wealth and maybe America must move toward a democratic socialism. Call it what you may, call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God's children" (1961).