Posted on 03/23/2021 10:54:59 PM PDT by blueplum
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of Oakland, California, on Tuesday announced a privately funded program that will give low-income families of color $500 per month with no rules on how they can spend it.
Oakland's project is significant because it is one of the largest efforts in the U.S. so far, targeting up to 600 families. And it is the first program to limit participation strictly to Black, Indigenous and people of color communities.
The reason: White households in Oakland on average make about three times as much annually than black households, according to the Oakland Equity Index. It's also a nod to the legacy of the Black Panther Party, the political movement that was founded in Oakland in the 1960s.
“Guaranteed income has been a goal of the Black Panther platform since its founding,” said Jesús Gerena, CEO of Family Independence Initiative, which is partnering with the program in Oakland. “Direct investment in the community in response to systemic injustices isn't new.”
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How nice!
Oakland launches guaranteed servitude to thy unwilling neighbor.
You too can qualify, depending on the color of your skin of course.
Welfare has already been tried and failed miserably.
Changing the name of something is sop for leftists.
So?! Simply target "low-income" families! Where's the need to differentiate according to race?
Oh, by the way: I'm Black now!
Regards,
The mayor of Oakland, California, on Tuesday announced a privately funded program that will give low-income families of color $500 per month with no rules on how they can spend it.
I know that we FReepers aren't expected to read the whole article - but one could at least scan the first sentence.
Regards,
So, they want to foster independence by promoting dependence?
The irony is strong with these folks!
Regards,
$500 free a month...If you can survive. Not too likely if you’re white.
If it is actually privately funded, I say more power to them.
[and people of color]
Is white a color? Asking for a friend.
Interesting. So one can qualify, based on the color of their skin?
Seems, I dunno, racist.
Seems like that would violate equality and stuff.
I have no problem with this if private money is being used, bu5 it had better be taxed appropriately.
be careful who you donate to....poor whites are getting left behind ....donate to charities targeting them....
a “privately funded” program aimed at whites only would cause a major riot and threats from the federales....
2008 brought “Idiocracy” into real-time.
Private funds? Great.
Just wait until those private funds run out or get cut off somehow.
I’m sure nothing bad will result. /s
If the person receiving this is also receiving public assistance of any kind then this should be counted as part of the income test.
Otherwise known as beer and smokes money.
Sounds kind of racist to me. 😁😂
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