Posted on 03/19/2024 7:07:27 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Sacramento County is joining a growing list of places around the United States offering no-strings-attached payments to its lowest-income residents.
The Sacramento Board of Supervisors approved the basic-income pilot program last week. It's set to offer $725 a month to low-income Black and Native American families. The county is funding the program through a partnership with United Way.
Sacramento County has partnered with United Way for other basic-income programs in the past. About 100 families received $300 monthly from the county in its first program, which began in June 2021 and lasted through May 2023.
United Way is still tracking the results of that program, but an initial report found that three out of four participants said they were more confident they could reach their financial goals after joining the program.
Michelle Callejas, the director of child, family, and adult services for the county, spoke at the county board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday. She said the guaranteed-income program was just one piece of a six-step plan to eliminate child poverty.
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YOU CANNOT RAISE A FAMILY ON ONLY $725 PER MONTH!!!
Shrill enough?
This is illegal. You have to give to all low income people. Anything else is discrimination.
Taxpayers in oblivion.
No strings attached…
The strings are attached to a taxpayer.
“YOU CANNOT RAISE A FAMILY ON ONLY $725 PER MONTH!!!”
Right. What ever happened to waiting until you could support a family before you HAVE one??
Remember when President Johnson declared war on poverty back in the 1960s?
We are 60 years into that war on poverty.
Are we trying to say all the trillions of dollars spent on anti-poverty programs just weren’t enough , and that if we just spend a little bit more such as this program, that will cure poverty?
It will take more than six, in fact it will take an infinite number of steps, because this will never eliminate poverty.
Exactly.
I won’t give another penny to United Way!
That won’t begin to pay for beer, take-out and smokes for a family of four
Non people of color need not apply? Sounds racist.
“This is illegal.”
Doesn’t matter when Dems are doing it.
“United Way is still tracking the results of that program . . .”
The program has been a huge success! United Way reports that, so far, no one has refused to accept the free money.
Family? What's that?
Can cities do a White’s only program or would that be unconstitutional?
I ate curry once, can I self identify as an Indian? (Yes I know, wrong Indian group)
WCCHM need not apply.
1/16 Catawba Indian here. I want my share!!! Oh, and my dirt-poor ancestors fought for the Union, freeing black slaves. Any credit for that? Jeezziss.... The idiocy... it hurts.
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