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    Good News Chicago could soon test universal basic income program

    By Benjamin Brown | Fox News




    Chicago may soon become the largest municipality in the U.S. to test a universal basic income program.

    Chicago alderman Ameya Pawar recently proposed legislation that would provide 1,000 families with a $500 monthly stipend-- no questions asked. The bill already has the backing of the majority of city lawmakers, and Pawar hopes to soon work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to implement the pilot program, The Intercept reported.

    “Nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t have $1,000 in the bank for an emergency,” Pawar told the outlet. “UBI could be an incredible benefit for people who are working and are having a tough time making ends meet or putting food on the table at the end of the month.”

    Pawar campaigned to earn a slot on the ballot for Illinois governor, but withdrew his name from contention after being outspent by his opponents, the outlet reported.

    In addition to the $500, the bill would adjust the Earned Income Tax Credit program to allow the families to put their tax credit toward their monthly mortgage payment, according to the outlet.

    Pawar cited automation, with companies such as Amazon, Tesla and other car manufacturers investing in the technology as having the potential to disrupt millions of jobs, that in turn would lead to more political destabilization, according to the outlet.



    Chicago wouldn't be the only city testing the waters to give residents free money.

    Stockton, California has also proposed a universal basic income program with the backing of wealthy Silicon Valley moguls that will pay 100 residents $500 a month without any conditions. The program’s purpose is to eventually ensure that no one in Stockton, with a population of 300,000, lives in poverty.

    The program, which allows the 100 lucky residents to use the money for anything they want, will launch in 2019 and last 18 months before officials decide whether to rollout the program citywide.

    Alaska has issued every resident of the state a check since 1976 as part of the Alaska Permanent Fund, which varies on amount, but last year equaled $1,100, according to The Intercept.

    Countries overseas have also utilized some sort of cash transfer system, with Finland recently putting an end to a program that gave 2,000 unemployed working-age people 560 Euros per month.

    Tech titans have chimed in their support for a universal basic income, with Tesla founder Elon Musk tweeting last month it “will be necessary over time if AI takes over most human jobs.”

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during a Harvard commencement speech last year that “We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure that everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.”

    Business magnate Richard Branson has also called for universal basic income.

    A 2017 Pew Research Center study found that 60 percent of Americans favor the government providing a “guaranteed income that would allow them to meet their basic needs,” as workers with a high school diploma were the most likely to support a universal basic income at 65 percent, and workers with a four-year college education or more at 52 percent.

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    Next headline: middle and high income wage earners leave Chicago in droves.


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    Hey, RBP, can we have some money?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    Hey, RBP, can we have some money?
    As soon as I get my UBI check, it's all yours.

    Don't these people already get welfare? I don't understand the layering of freebies.
    I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.

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    People voting themselves free money.. I wonder where it will come from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RBP View Post
    As soon as I get my UBI check, it's all yours.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Muddy View Post
    People voting themselves free money.. I wonder where it will come from?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Muddy View Post
    People voting themselves free money.. I wonder where it will come from?
    Bernie Sanders will find it






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    Update Chicago sets up universal income task force as city seeks ways to tackle poverty

    By Lukas Mikelionis | Fox News




    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will form a task force that will consider implementing the so-called “universal basic income” program in the city, as the embattled mayor seeks to cement his progressive legacy after promising not to run for another term.

    The idea for the program, which would make monthly payments to a number of Chicago families without any conditions, has been floated around in the city for months now.

    Back in June, Chicago’s North Side Ald. Ameya Pawar introduced a resolution calling upon the mayor to launch the pilot of the program and pay 1,000 families $500 every month.

    The new task force set up by Emanuel, according to the Chicago Tribune, will have a panel that will decide whether such welfare initiative could work in the city.



    Pawar, who will be part of the panel, claims universal basic income is a way to tackle poverty amid the loss of jobs due to automation and the offshoring of industries.

    But the creation of the task force may open Emmanuel for criticism, as it comes just less than a week after he announced that he won’t run for a third term. The decision to implement a potentially costly program will rest on the shoulders of another mayor.

    Pawar told the Tribune that he doesn’t believe Emanuel is creating the task force only to claim credit for it without actually implementing.

    “Chicago would be the largest city in the country to take this step,” he said. “I think the mayor sees this as a chance to lead the way as cities try to grapple with poverty and income inequality at a time the federal government is not addressing those things. This would be a legacy issue [for Emanuel].”

    A number of cities in the U.S. have either discussed or adopted a similar version of the program. The city of Stockton, California will begin paying 100 fortunate residents $500 a month without any conditions in 2019.

    The city, which was once known as America's foreclosure capital, has recently fallen on hard times, with 1-in-4 residents living below the poverty line and the median household income at nearly $8,000 lower than the national median.

    In Oakland, California, Y Combinator, a startup incubator, is giving out $1,500 a month to randomly selected residents. It’s expected the money will soon be distributed to 100 recipients with a prospect of expanding the program to 1,000 people who will receive $1,000 monthly.

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    If they all had $500 they would no longer be poor






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    Quote Originally Posted by PorkChopSandwiches View Post
    If they all had $500 they would no longer be poor
    Until they blew it partying with their kin and friends.

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    That was more sarcasm. I do t see how $500 will make a big difference. I guess unless it's coupled with food stamps and section8 housing and whatever other freebies we like to include. This way they will have legit cash for the casino






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    Quote Originally Posted by PorkChopSandwiches View Post
    That was more sarcasm. I do t see how $500 will make a big difference. I guess unless it's coupled with food stamps and section8 housing and whatever other freebies we like to include. This way they will have legit cash for the casino
    And money for the new Lebrons..

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