Plan to pay 1,000 residents $1,000 a month—no strings attached—pitched by panel (Chicago)

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 02/07/2019 | Fran Spielman

[aimhigh]

Compassion with other people's money - it's so easy.

[ClearCase_guy]

They’ll spend most of it on wine, women and song. The rest, they’ll just waste.

[Marchmain]

“The United States will never be a socialist country”!!!

Govt buys you, govt owns you.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is the $1000 per month on top of, and in addition to, whatever public assistance these people are already getting?

[Ken H]

ROFL!!! I love the Babylon Bee!

[Kickass Conservative]

500 Powerball Tickets coming up.

[Seaplaner]

Days after choosing political retirement over the uphill battle for a third term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked retiring Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th), who has championed the cause of income inequality, to chair a task force to consider universal basic income in Chicago.

On Thursday, that task force, co-chaired by SEIU Local 1 President Tom Balanoff and Celena Roldan, CEO of the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois, proposed a path forward.

Their 50-page report proposes that Chicago forge ahead by giving 1,000 people $1,000-a-month, which adds up to $12 million a year, to be bankrolled by an unspecified mix of city funds and philanthropic dollars.

Hmmm, free money with no accountability or responsibility. What could go wrong?

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[EagleUSA]

Trial balloon at attempted radical socialism. Testing public opinion. Hopefully it will backfire big time....

[BenLurkin]

If they think that will “break” the “cycle of poverty” they’ve been smoking the same crack that this $1,000 will buy.

[blackdog]

But Democrats prefer to rent slaves.

[adorno]

The first $1,000 will go towards a nice 75inch 4k TV, and the other $11,000 will go towards pizza and beer and Mary-Juana, while tossing some of it back towards the re-election of whatever democrat proposed the program to begin with.

[blackdog]

Good way to get 1000 people a month shot and robbed.

[metmom]

They’ll waste it on drugs.

Or anything else.

Giving people free money does not teach financial responsibility.

[metmom]

I had to look twice when I read your comment.

[blackdog]

To stay on the list, $500 each month back to the political sponsors will do. The Clintons and Obama have taught us well.

[NativeSon]

In other news: armed robbery and breaking & entering become popular events

[Fungi]

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. 2 Thess. 3:10.

[cherry]

I’m pretty sure what group will get this tax money, and it won’t be people like you and me....

[DoughtyOne]

Chicago obviously has too much cash on hand.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

$1000.00 a month is nothing to prevent poverty with the cost of living today!!