If Chicago lawmakers end up deciding their pilot program is a success, they will struggle to figure out how to pay for it in the long run. They will struggle even more in trying to expand it to include additional families. Federal funds supporting the pilot program will run out in 2024.
Reminds me of when my daughter went to a grand opening of Fresh Thyme Market because they were giving away a bunch of freebies to the first 250 people. She couldn’t find parking and when she did by the time she got there they had already hit 250. She bought some overpriced groceries and waited in a long line, she was turned off. If you’re not one of the 5,000 people to get the $500 monthly how are you going to feel about the program?
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Reminds me of when my daughter went to a grand opening of Fresh Thyme Market because they were giving away a bunch of freebies to the first 250 people. She couldn’t find parking and when she did by the time she got there they had already hit 250. She bought some overpriced groceries and waited in a long line, she was turned off. If you’re not one of the 5,000 people to get the $500 monthly how are you going to feel about the program?