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UBI-style programs have seen a surge in popularity throughout the US. At least 11 direct-cash experiments will come into effect by the end of the year.
With BIG: LEAP, some 3,200 low-income Angelenos will get $1,000 every month for one year. Georgia Horton, a recipient of the Compton Pledge, is worried about what comes next for those who will come to depend on that money.
The program, part of Lightfoot's $16.7 billion proposed budget for 2022, was approved by the city's council on Wednesday. The pilot will give monthly payments of $500 to 5,000 Chicago families.
BIG:LEAP, or Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot, will be the largest guaranteed income program in the US. Applications will open Friday, October 29.
LOS ÁNGELES, California. - La Legislatura de California aprobó este jueves un plan de 35 millones de dólares para entregar un ingreso básico garantizado a miles de personas de bajos recursos en el estado. Los pagos mensuales de $500 o $1,000, dependiendo de las autoridades locales, estarían dirigidos a mujeres embarazadas y jóvenes que acaban de salir del sistema de adopciones de niños (foster care), entre otros, sin restricciones sobre cómo debe gastar el dinero. Los legisladores votaron unánimemente tanto en el Senado como en la Asamblea estatal a favor de este programa que ayudar...