Posted on 07/17/2018 7:50:49 AM PDT by pabianice
Chicago may soon become the largest municipality in the U.S. to test a universal basic income program.
Chicago alderman Ameya Pawar recently proposed legislation that would provide 1,000 families with a $500 monthly stipend -- no questions asked. The bill already has the backing of the majority of city lawmakers, and Pawar hopes to soon work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to implement the pilot program, The Intercept reported.
Nearly 70 percent of Americans dont have $1,000 in the bank for an emergency, Pawar told the outlet. UBI could be an incredible benefit for people who are working and are having a tough time making ends meet or putting food on the table at the end of the month.
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Every time I hear about this stuff, I think about how Oprah tried to lift 100 families out of poverty. Only a few ‘made’ it. The poor have a lot of problems other than a lack of money. Lack of education, lack of self-control, an inability to delay gratification, multiple children and no spouse present, all contribute to their problems.
You can give people all the money you want; it won’t help a lot of them.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-08-27/news/9608270239_1_hull-house-families-public-housing
And who picks the 1000 ‘winners’.?
Bravo, well said. Communism on the march.
Which conservative will run for Chicago mayor? That race has 10 candidates, and all of them are liberal.
It does my heart good to see Chicago continuing to self-destruct. Puts a big smile on my face.
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