Posted on 07/15/2024 8:53:16 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The Evanston, Illinois, city council on Monday expanded eligibility of its guaranteed basic income program that it previously touted as a model that other municipalities should follow.
Evanston's city council voted 5-4 to increase the age restriction for children in the program. Per The Chicago Tribune, the vote stemmed from prior concern that the program was not reaching enough residents within Evanston’s tract 8092. (According to the federal government, "census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county.")
The program did not have as many applicants as expected, with only 60 households participating with 90 spots left.
Before the vote occurred, council members Krissie Harris and Clare Kelly emphasized the need for the program to expand.
"Evanston needs help. We all need help, not just one concentrated place."
"I have concerns that there is a need for this guaranteed income outside of one area, and if we’re going to make adjustments, I’d like for it to be open," Harris said.
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You are now poverty-stricken.
Here, take this money.
Why not give everyone in the city a guaranteed income of $300,000 per year. Everyone will be rich without having to work for it!!!
Governments have not money that they don’t first take from someone else. This is not a legitimate government function and it is just legalized theft.
In the short term they may gain votes, in the long term the productive people in the city will simply leaven.
“We all need help” except the evil taxpayers “who have more than they need” so we are going to take it away from them.
Print more dollars!
Solves all the problems of the world.
Work is no longer necessary!
Why didn’t I think of that?
If we all need help who are you going to take money from?
once we get you on the hook your a## is ours and for many they are ok with it
“Why not give everyone in the city a guaranteed income of $300,000 per year. Everyone will be rich without having to work for it!!!”
Excellent idea. The city could issue script and require local businesses to accept it. Then they could give $300K in script to everyone in the city. Refusal to accept the script would be punishable by jail and a $500K fine (not payable in script). Chicago would become the wealthiest city in the country and a beckon of hope, of boundless prosperity. It is pure economic genius. I expect Paul Krugman to immediately give this plan his MMT seal of approval. What could possibly go wrong?
Income should be taxed. wonder why the IRS isn’t asking for their cut ?
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