With demand for the $500 monthly payments expected to outstrip the $31.5 million in available cash, Chicago will hold a lottery to pick 5,000 participants in what Mayor Lori Lightfoot has touted as the nation’s largest universal basic income program. She said Chicago cannot be a “successful thriving city until we address the needs of our residents, our neighbors, and use every tool in our tool kit to help lift them out of economic hardship.”
That was a great episode. Watching Less Nessman’s face in his live report was gold.
nixit
4 years ago
Is this the beta test for ending targeted aid (food,rent) and just giving people cash?
Lions Choice
4 years ago
More welfare giveaways — as if 60 years of failed Democrat welfare programs isn’t proof that free money creates generational dependency and permanent poverty.
Failed Democrat welfare programs? You’re looking at the wrong metric. Welfare recipients overwhelmingly vote Democrat. These programs have been an overwhelming success creating generations of D voters. The point of welfare programs is to keep them poor and voting Democrat. That’s why AOC and Bernie and the Squad want to give away even more benefits – they believe that their progressive faction can steal away votes from the mainstream D’s by giving them expanded free stuff and increase the progressives’ power in government. Republicans used to do the same thing – by giving away corporate welfare creating generations of republican… Read more »
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.
In a rather remarkable turn of events, the first 5000 selected all had political or family ties to those picking the winners. What are the odds?
Luckily, Illinois government is an excellent role model, free of corruption. Otherwise, this could be abused.
Lori, call it what it is… Free money!!! Money for nothing!!! Pay for people who do nothing!!!
Even worse, people who choose to not work, or are un-hire-able, now have no incentive to change…
Liberalism is a disease like cancer. It will kill the host.
“You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy.”
Klaus Schwab
White need not apply
They could just throw it out of a helicopter too.
I swear to God I thought turkeys could fly!
They are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement.
That was a great episode. Watching Less Nessman’s face in his live report was gold.
Is this the beta test for ending targeted aid (food,rent) and just giving people cash?
More welfare giveaways — as if 60 years of failed Democrat welfare programs isn’t proof that free money creates generational dependency and permanent poverty.
Failed Democrat welfare programs? You’re looking at the wrong metric. Welfare recipients overwhelmingly vote Democrat. These programs have been an overwhelming success creating generations of D voters. The point of welfare programs is to keep them poor and voting Democrat. That’s why AOC and Bernie and the Squad want to give away even more benefits – they believe that their progressive faction can steal away votes from the mainstream D’s by giving them expanded free stuff and increase the progressives’ power in government. Republicans used to do the same thing – by giving away corporate welfare creating generations of republican… Read more »
More money for weed and scratch-offs.
The tax is so high on weed, the govt will get most of that money back.
No taxes on street weed or other drugs. Cheaper than buying from the state as well