A More Effective Safety Net, Not A Basic
Income, Will Help Lift People Out of Poverty
Posted By: FlyRight, 12/27/2024 5:42:37 AM
2024 was a good year for proponents of a universal basic income (UBI). Following the 2019 experiment in Stockton, UBI pilot programs are underway across cities in California including Fresno and Sacramento. This is unfortunate. Advocates such as former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs argue that “we need a social safety net that goes beyond conditional benefits tied to employment, works for everyone and begins to address the call for racial and economic justice through a guaranteed income”. A UBI allegedly fills this gap by providing income security, encouraging work, and improving low-income families’ quality of life.
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As RedState previously reported, President Joe Biden decided to drop an unwelcome Christmas surprise on the families of murder victims whose killers were on federal death row by commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole. "... guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level," Biden's said in a statement posted to the White House website Monday.
Despite New York Post Phone Call, Question
and Answer, Donald Trump Companies Do
Not Use H1B Visas 1 reply
and Answer, Donald Trump Companies Do
Not Use H1B Visas 1 reply
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No one alive today has ever voted in a presidential race where this has occurred.
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TO HELL!’ 17 replies
inmates granted clemency by Biden: ‘GO
TO HELL!’ 17 replies
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Are they deleting evidence of misconduct and anti-Trump bias?
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Umm, says who?
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Mega holiday winnings.
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An easier way to show illegals the door
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