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  • Oakland launches guaranteed pay plan for low-income people

    03/23/2021 10:54:59 PM PDT · by blueplum · 47 replies
    AP via msn ^ | 23 Mar 2021 | Adam Beam
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of Oakland, California, on Tuesday announced a privately funded program that will give low-income families of color $500 per month with no rules on how they can spend it. Oakland's project is significant because it is one of the largest efforts in the U.S. so far, targeting up to 600 families. And it is the first program to limit participation strictly to Black, Indigenous and people of color communities. The reason: White households in Oakland on average make about three times as much annually than black households, according to the Oakland Equity Index. It's...