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Tulsi Gabbard calls for giving Americans $1K a month during coronavirus outbreak

[The Hill] Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) called for introducing a universal basic income (UBI) of $1,000 a month until coronavirus "no longer presents a public health emergency."

"Most Americans don't have that safety emergency bank account even for a short term, what to speak of if you're talking about weeks, or in this case people are looking at potentially months," Gabbard said in an interview on Hill.TV.

Her proposal, H.R. 897, would give a UBI of $1,000 per month to all adult Americans "until COVID-19 no longer presents a public health emergency."

The idea of a UBI of $1,000 a month was made popular by former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who made the program a centerpiece of his campaign.

Coronavirus has killed at least 40 Americans and there are more than 1,700 cases nationwide as of Friday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The spread of the virus has sparked wide concerns about the economy, leading to the cancellation of numerous events and conferences.

Gabbard remains in the presidential though her campaign is widely seen as unviable. Former Vice President Joe Biden has built a wide lead in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination followed by his chief rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-16 03:10|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Sell treasury bills to the Chinese? And then when the Orange Man says "No, that's stupid" the dems can have another pile on.

What a plan !

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-16 03:20|| 2020-03-16 03:20|| Front Page Top

#2 How about 2000 cals a day to anyone who's not obese...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-03-16 03:58|| 2020-03-16 03:58|| Front Page Top

#3 How bout we expropriate all money from people who donate to the Tubby Flabbard campaign? They obviously don't know $100 bills are for lighting cigars...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-16 09:24|| 2020-03-16 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Payroll tax eats, what, 9% of your paycheck? For an $18/hr full-time employee that amounts to over $250 per month; more like $500 for the average American.

So Trump's trumped La Gabbard already.

Posted by Lex 2020-03-16 09:56|| 2020-03-16 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 As awful as the media is, I get a kick out of how every picture they show of her highlites how bad her complexion is even under her industrial strength makeup.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-16 11:06|| 2020-03-16 11:06|| Front Page Top

#6 As bad on 2A as all other dems. As commie on economy as Boiney. But beloved because she promises to shut down the neocons. Which she of course cannot.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-16 11:09|| 2020-03-16 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Not gonna happen, lady.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-03-16 11:17|| 2020-03-16 11:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Ex-Obama adviser says government should give American adults $1G, every child $500

What's the maximum you can donate to a political candidate? Oh, $2500.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-16 12:07|| 2020-03-16 12:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Romney wants government to send $1K to every American adult amid coronavirus crisis

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-16 13:43|| 2020-03-16 13:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Mitt Romney has burnt his bridges with President Trump and the Senate Republicans... and the Democrats aren’t too fond of him, either. He has a great deal of work to do if he wants anything he says to become more than the usual political kabuki.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-03-16 15:35|| 2020-03-16 15:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Wait, I thought Bloomberg just gave everyone $1million?

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-03-16 16:23|| 2020-03-16 16:23|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ He ~~could~~ couldn't have done that but it's rayciss to point that out.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-16 18:38|| 2020-03-16 18:38|| Front Page Top

#13 Here's a tip: Spend the money on finding out who created this monster and holding them accountable.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-16 18:47|| 2020-03-16 18:47|| Front Page Top

#14 In Mini Mike's case it's Wall Street, looking for more ways to skin back the rest of us.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-16 19:16|| 2020-03-16 19:16|| Front Page Top

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