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Hollywood Town Shells out Universal Basic Income — but You Have to Say You're LGBTQIA
Red State ^ | 04/02/2022 | Alex Parker

Posted on 04/02/2022 5:27:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Universal Basic Income” has gotten quite the prominent press over the past few years. Yet, full communism eludes us.

Still, some are giving it a shot:

Running low on cash? Try asking Andrew Yang for an advance on the Universal Basic Income. pic.twitter.com/ihkYLXeeMX

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 4, 2021

According to The Sun, just over 20 American cities are dabbling in the idea, and West Hollywood now joins them.

As reported by WeHo.com, the town is launching a guaranteed income pilot program:

The city will give $1,000 each month from April 2022 through September 2023 — a total of $17,000 over 17 months — to 25 randomly selected residents who sign up for the program. …

Mayor Lauren Meister and former mayor/current Councilmember Lindsey Horvath have been involved with the Mayors for Guaranteed Income coalition, a network of mayors around the country running guaranteed income test pilots.

Upon entering the maverick mayoral group last year, then-Mayor Lindsey enthused over equity:

We are thrilled to join Mayors for a Guaranteed Income to creatively and compassionately address the significant challenges of economic inequity and instability. Taking care of our most vulnerable has always been a priority for the City of West Hollywood, and during this time of heightened health economic impacts, we want to ensure we identify and access every resource possible to support our community members. We look forward to further delving into this important work with MGI and its expert partners and thought leaders.

As for the ins and outs of funding, WeHo’s partnering with the nonprofit National Council of Jewish Women/LA.

It’s an amazing opportunity, but if you’re just now chomping at the bit, here’s a tough pill to swallow: The application period closed March 6th.

Even so, provided everything goes well, surely we’ll see a second round.

‘Til then, get your qualifications in order. There are only four requirements to score your monthly nut.

Recipients must:

So if you’re straight, you’re on the wrong side of the rainbow for that portly pot of gold. But if you’re craving free cash, are old, broke, live in WeHo and are gay…you’re straight.

Much has been made of social encouragement to join the inclusive alphabet. Might such a chance for unearned funds contribute? “No” doesn’t seem the obvious answer.

But faking it doesn’t have to be hard. After all, the letters stand for the following:

If I properly understand, no one can say what a “woman” or “man” necessarily is. Therefore, without altering anything, a cisgender citizen can easily transform into “trans.” As for “asexual,” one may simply claim nothing turns them on. The “I” regards a birth anomaly, but I can’t imagine the city asking applicants for proof.

If the identity hurdle is so low as it appears, placing it is an interesting move. But what’s more interesting: getting $1,000 free every four weeks.

For now and in the future, good luck to all you West Hollywood RedState readers.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: basicincome; hollywood; lgbtq
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1 posted on 04/02/2022 5:27:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Does Pencil Neck get any?


2 posted on 04/02/2022 5:30:04 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: SeekAndFind

Class action lawsuit time.

Blatantly discriminatory against certain peoples’ sexual identities.


3 posted on 04/02/2022 5:30:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind
how bout we just call them weird.

Whacked

Excitable

Irresponsible

Reprobate

Delusional

4 posted on 04/02/2022 5:35:24 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: SeekAndFind

my pronoun is rooster. i identify with that. go for the money. It is after all mine. I’m just repossessing it.


5 posted on 04/02/2022 5:43:21 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: SeekAndFind

At first I thought it was a form of prostitution, until I saw that Asexual is included.


6 posted on 04/02/2022 5:45:27 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: SeekAndFind
A = Asexual

"I think everyone's ugly. Gimme my thousand bucks!"

7 posted on 04/02/2022 5:48:55 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: SeekAndFind
Is there any place on Earth where they give government money only to people who identify as white?
8 posted on 04/02/2022 5:57:33 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: SeekAndFind

Then it’s not universal now is it?


9 posted on 04/02/2022 6:11:23 PM PDT by wny ( )
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To: kvanbrunt2

Perhaps you can become a rooster by taking enough rooster pills. LOL


10 posted on 04/02/2022 6:14:16 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The talent will have a homosexual and a lesbian staff member to whom you have to prove your queerness.


11 posted on 04/02/2022 6:14:19 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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What about incels? Are they classified as asexual?


12 posted on 04/02/2022 6:14:29 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: JimRed

The town will have...


13 posted on 04/02/2022 6:29:01 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Stealing taxpayer money again


14 posted on 04/02/2022 6:49:20 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

“the letters stand for the following:

L = Lesbian
G = Gay
B = Bisexual
T = Transgender
Q = Queer
A = Asexual”

An “I” has been added now. What does that stand for?


15 posted on 04/02/2022 6:51:01 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The 25 randomly selected residents who sign up for the program will be paraded around like trained seals ,LOL


16 posted on 04/02/2022 6:51:38 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: SeekAndFind

I self-identify as a black handicapped lesbian trapped in a man’s body, do I qualify? Should I add “alien-inhabited”?


17 posted on 04/02/2022 6:54:35 PM PDT by Kevmo (Give back Ukes their Nukes https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4044080/posts)
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RE: An “I” has been added now. What does that stand for?

INTERSEX.

I also sometimes see a P after I
P meaning Pansexual.


18 posted on 04/02/2022 6:57:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Isn't Q (Queer) the same as G (Gay) and L (Lesbian)? I thought Q was Questioning...

If I lived in West Hollywood (I'd need a shrink if I did), I'd say I'm Questioning...

Questioning why I'd be living in West Hollywood... :-)

19 posted on 04/02/2022 7:01:51 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the ones trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/21 at the NCGOP convention! )
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To: SeekAndFind

So, queers in West Hollywood are going to pimp themselves out to the city government?
And this is supposed to be some revolutionary act?


20 posted on 04/02/2022 7:22:07 PM PDT by TigersEye (Is it time for a general strike yet?)
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