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2018-07-18 Economy
Chicago mulls 'universal basic income' testing, 'direct cash transfers to people'
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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-18 02:41|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 Will the last person to leave Chicago turn out the lights
Posted by Cheaderhead 2018-07-18 05:52||   2018-07-18 05:52|| Front Page Top

#2 An extra 500 bucks a month on booze, smokes and dope
Posted by Cheaderhead 2018-07-18 05:53||   2018-07-18 05:53|| Front Page Top

#3 An extra 500 bucks a month on booze, smokes and dope....

...buy ammo, range time, etc.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-18 07:25||   2018-07-18 07:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Not mentioned by the official was how the debt-ridden city would pay for an expansion of such a program.

Why, the Magic Money Tree(tm) of course. The principle of fiduciary responsibility need to be extend to government officials that indenture future generations for debt con games like this.
Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-18 07:30||   2018-07-18 07:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Direct purchase of votes.
Posted by jvalentour 2018-07-18 08:06||   2018-07-18 08:06|| Front Page Top

#6 This is nothing more than pay offs for votes, not to mention reinforcement for bad personal responsibility behavior.
Posted by warthogswife 2018-07-18 10:47||   2018-07-18 10:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Single mom, two kids one young that seemed to be in and out of juvenile detention, was holding down various cashier jobs in the university town. Working in a university town means there is a glut of college kids that want a temp job --- so low pay.

Anyway, the State Child Support was about 1500$ per month and every single dollar she earned in wages was deducted from that support. It may keep "some" people from sponging off of the common purse, but the hidden effect is that once you fall down there is every incentive to not try to return to your feet.
Posted by magpie 2018-07-18 11:23||   2018-07-18 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 I noticed that the payments seemed to be limited to citizens. RACIST!
Posted by Rambler in Virginia  2018-07-18 11:28||   2018-07-18 11:28|| Front Page Top

#9 I noticed that the payments seemed to be limited to citizens,

Only until the bill passes, Rambler. After that it will be Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-07-18 12:36||   2018-07-18 12:36|| Front Page Top

#10 But in terms of buying votes, the promise is as good as actually executing it, and then they can blame President Trump for not letting them have “their” money.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-07-18 12:43||   2018-07-18 12:43|| Front Page Top

#11 we said that about Seattle in the late 70's and now look, its a bastion of Liberal Hypocracy
Posted by 746 2018-07-18 14:04||   2018-07-18 14:04|| Front Page Top

#12 And the illegal gangs, like MS-13 or the other "Organized Crime" groups, will be collecting the check moments after...
Posted by magpie 2018-07-18 17:49||   2018-07-18 17:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Chicago and Illinois is broke. Who do they figure is going to pay for this? You will have many non-tax paying people flooding in for the free money while others are fleeing the state.
Posted by JohnQC 2018-07-18 18:55||   2018-07-18 18:55|| Front Page Top

#14 This "gimme" is merely the political tactic of the unknown guy running against 2 white billionaires running for gov. Its working for him to get noticed.
Posted by Capsu78 2018-07-18 19:37||   2018-07-18 19:37|| Front Page Top

#15 It is chicago, dead voters will rake in cash
Posted by ruprecht 2018-07-18 21:05||   2018-07-18 21:05|| Front Page Top

#16 Why not a gun buyback?
Posted by SKIDMARK 2018-07-18 21:30||   2018-07-18 21:30|| Front Page Top

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