Posted on 02/28/2024 3:16:08 AM PST by fwdude
Michigan Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib has launched a proposal aimed at emancipated minors and those under age 30 that will offer them cash assistance for three years to help overcome homelessness and study housing with a particular focus on youth.
The bill is co-sponsored by Democratic Representatives Cori Bush of Missouri, Sylvia Garcia of Texas, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, Barbara Lee of California and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.
The proposal aims to give $1,400, or rent as determined by market value, to serve the immediate goal of trying to help emancipated minors and adults under 30—also described as Gen Z and millennials—but also use the assistance as a way to study how such help can impact efforts to eradicate homelessness.
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They’re trying to buy votes. Change my mind.
The communist left is losing their minds because younger generations are starting to go for Trump. They are absolutely in a panic.
This worked in GA in 2020
The only thing that “worked” in GA in 2020 was 3:00 am ‘ballot’ dumps.
Creating a dependent class that can be bought with taxpayer money.
Wait til the dependents find out the hard way that a government big enough to give them everything they want is also big enough to take it all away.
We’ve come a long way since free beer candidates.
I think that comment was in relation to the Senate runoffs. Warnock and Ossoff ran on another round of checks if elected.
Trying to get college-aged kids hooked on free “gibsmedats” money so they will cling to the government and not their family.
soon the Gov Teat is gonna run dry of taxpayers money to hand out.
As a country $34+ trillion in debt and the state of the Union the that it is, it’s obvious throwing money at problems doesn’t fix anything.
Alexander Fraser Tytler said, “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.”
More screwing of decent American taxpayers by DemocRATS! ...imho
A young person can make more than $1400 a month working 25 hrs a week at Wendys.
Hey, I want free money too
How is this even Constitutional?
No problem -- just print more money.
This woman is a traitor and should be sent back to wherever she came from, along with the rest of the squad.
We’re no longer a republic.
Until our republic is restored, constitutional is whatever Deep State says it is.
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