Alderman Unveils Plan to Use $30M from COVID-19 Relief Package to Send Chicagoans Cash

wttw ^ | 04/19/2021 | Heather Cherone

[ChicagoConservative27]

A proposal to use $30 million from the city’s share of the latest COVID-19 relief package to fund cash assistance payments to Chicagoans struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic is set to be introduced to the Chicago City Council on Wednesday.

The proposal authored by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) would send 5,000 families $500 per month for a year as part of an effort to study whether a universal basic income could help Chicagoans recover from the economic catastrophe of the coronavirus pandemic and fight poverty.

[ChicagoConservative27]

500 bucks a month for a year? Walmart is going to sell a lot of flat screen tv's.

[Magic Fingers]

“The proposal authored by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) would send 5,000 families $500 per month for a year as part of an effort to study whether a universal basic income could...”

...guarantee that socialist politicians would be elected in perpetuity.

[hanamizu]

And the 5000 families would be chosen by whom and how? Perhaps like Oakland the families would be limited to “people of color” who have been hardest hit by the Wuhan.

[stylin19a]

L.A. wants to do the same thing.

I have no desire to look, but I wonder if that bill has any restrictions in it.

[Seruzawa]

Actually it will be a one time $30,000,000 payment to his wife.

[Red Badger]

Walking around money........................

[cgbg]

A 10% kickback to the local “Big Guy” and the cash is yours!

[Bernard]

My first thought when I read the excerpt is that this guy has a lot of relatives in Chicago if he already had the 5,000 recipients in mind.

[blueunicorn6]

Money laundering.

It’s the Democrat way!

[Steve_Seattle]

"And the 5000 families would be chosen by whom and how? Perhaps like Oakland the families would be limited to “people of color” who have been hardest hit by the Wuhan."

Probably something like that. Maybe there will be a requirement that at least one family member have a criminal history.

[Vermont Lt]

The entire $6000 will be spent by most people during week 1. At 21% a year on their lousy credit cards. And those balances will last years.

[Mr. Rabbit]

Free crack money.

[Vermont Lt]

I wonder “how black” you need to be, and have they written down the genetics associated with that. I understand there were some German laws that did a similar thing. Perhaps they can get some hints from that.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Black Caucus Chairman Ald. Jason Ervin (28th Ward) called the proposal “a slap in the face to people that have suffered great atrocities over time in this country.” Ten African American aldermen voted against the measure.

To qualify for the payments, Villegas’ proposal would require applicants to prove that they lost income because of the pandemic, either because they had their hours cut or were laid off or because they contracted the virus or were forced to quit to care for a child whose day care or school closed."

Sounds like the black alderman is angry that the payments are going to people - regardless of race - who actually suffered financial loss because of the pandemic, and not to any deadbeat who just happens to be black.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I wonder “how black” you need to be, and have they written down the genetics associated with that."

Actually, as described in the article - and much to my surprise - the law does NOT seem to have a racial component, and that is why some blacks are apparently opposing it.

[Kozak]

[I want the USA back]

They never give up. I have nothing more to say about the “basic universal income.” Anybody who proposes it is stupid and insane.

[GOPJ]

And the 5000 families would be chosen by whom and how? Perhaps like Oakland the families would be limited to “people of color” who have been hardest hit by the Wuhan.

That would be so racist and tacky... but considering it's Chicago you're probably right. Democrat hellhole in process of becoming...

Welfare was 'basic income' and we saw what that produced... broken families, destroyed black culture, men thrown out as useless... Maybe a different incentive - what if the money was only given to married men?

[Organic Panic]

Will I get a thank you card for funding this?

[mosesdapoet]

36th ward is Chicago’s far northwest side corner it’s area includes OHare airport. Mostly single family homes with the exception of much the airports business district.