Lightfoot pitches $500 monthly payments to poor families – WGNTV (Chicago)

Mayor Lightfoot characterized the proposed $31.5 million cash assistance program as a way to help “hard-hit, low-income households in need of additional economic stability.” The payments would last a year.
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The Paraclete
4 years ago

Hmmmm is Lori establishing a buy votes scheme? No plum appointment coming from the Biden whatever? When will a fundraiser be held for the mayor? I can’t imagine anyone but the elite bootlickers forking over anything. Maybe a gala fund raiser at the Admiral Theatre thrown by Danny Solis.

Freddy
4 years ago

If you think about it all of us are poor compared to Gates-Bezos-Musk-Buffett. So everyone in the state should get $500. Question is. Where does the $500 come from?

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