Oakland to launch one of the largest universal basic income pilots in the country

[Brian4Liberty]

Oakland to launch one of the largest universal basic income pilots in the country

Oakland is launching a basic universal income program for hundreds of residents — one of the largest such programs in the country, according to a release.

More details will be shared in a Tuesday announcement.

The initiative comes in the wake of Stockton’s program, which provides $500 every month to 125 people. Launched by former Mayor Michael Tubbs, Stockton led one of the first universal basic income programs in the U.S. Tubbs lost his re-election in 2020.
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[Danke]

Illinois city becomes 1st in US to pay reparations to Blacks

[Madison320]

Oakland to launch one of the largest universal basic income pilots in the country

They're so dumb. Giving UBI to 600 people is just a tiny welfare program, not a test in any way of UBI. The problem is as soon as you scale it up and make it "Universal" it becomes impossible.

If you gave everyone in the US a measly 10K a year, that would be over 3 trillion! We'd pretty much have to eliminate everything else in the budget, military, social security, medicare.

[oyarde]

Illinois city becomes 1st in US to pay reparations to Blacks

Ya , douchebag illinois . My first thougt was they'll never have to pay anything out of the 400K fund because how can someone prove they were discriminated against for a rental in 1969 ? Then I thought , how can the city prove they were not so maybe they actually plan on paying it .

[oyarde]

They're so dumb. Giving UBI to 600 people is just a tiny welfare program, not a test in any way of UBI. The problem is as soon as you scale it up and make it "Universal" it becomes impossible.

If you gave everyone in the US a measly 10K a year, that would be over 3 trillion! We'd pretty much have to eliminate everything else in the budget, military, social security, medicare.

Yes , these people are insane .

[The Northbreather]

My ancestors were persecuted by the romans!