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Los Angeles will pay 1,000 residents picked at random to receive $36,000 universal income over three years in new trial program: Households need to earn less than $96,000 and not receive government handouts
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Dozens of residents lined up in South L.A to apply for the 'Breathe: LA County's Guaranteed Income Program'- the state's latest Universal Basic Income program

  • The program will provide $1,000 to 1,000 Los Angeles residents every month for three calendar years through a debit card provided by the County

  • To qualify residents must be at least 18, have a household income below $56,000 for a single person or $96,000 for a family of four

  • Researchers are using these these pilot programs to see what happens when a range of people are sent payments that guarantee a basic living

  • But critics warn of a possible downside, people relying on fixed income can become discouraged of joining the workforce

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-02
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=629207