{"id":434092,"date":"2021-04-20T09:52:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=434092"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:52:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:52:45","slug":"los-angeles-democratic-mayor-to-propose-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-most-progressive-budget-hes-overseen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-democratic-mayor-to-propose-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-most-progressive-budget-hes-overseen\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Democratic Mayor To Propose Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot In \u2018Most Progressive Budget\u2019 He\u2019s Overseen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-democratic-mayor-to-propose-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-most-progressive-budget-hes-overseen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=434092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2732.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti will reportedly introduce a guaranteed basic income pilot program during his State of the City speech on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>LAist <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/2021\/04\/19\/1000-a-month-no-strings-attached-garcetti-proposes-24-million-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-los-a.php\">reports<\/a>, under the proposal, \u201c2,000 Angeleno families at or below the federal poverty line would receive $1,000 a month for one year, no strings attached.\u201d According to the outlet, \u201cthe $24 million program would be the largest experiment of its kind in the United States\u201d as part of Garcetti\u2019s \u201cEquity and Justice Budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to end America\u2019s addiction to poverty,\u201d Garcetti told LAist. \u201cFor families who can\u2019t think past the next bill, the next shift or the next health problem that they have, we can give them the space to not only dream of a better life, but to actualize it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is called \u201cBIG: LEAP,\u201d an acronym for Basic Income Guaranteed: L.A. Economic Assistance Pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility for assistance has not yet been determined. LAist reported the selection criteria \u201cwill likely include supporting a child under the age of 18 and a demonstrated medical or financial hardship connected to COVID-19,\u201d citing information provided by Garcetti\u2019s office. The program would be open to unlawfully present immigrants, the report says. The funds will be disbursed among the city\u2019s 15 council districts depending on each area\u2019s poverty rate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.102766798419\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A $24 million guaranteed basic income pilot in Los Angeles would be the largest experiment of its kind in the country. Garcetti plans to fund the test in his 2021-22 budget <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LAist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KPCC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9znQ50RhW3\">https:\/\/t.co\/9znQ50RhW3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libby Denkmann (@libdenk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libdenk\/status\/1384155680270032902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The idea of a universal basic income was popularized by former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang. His <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.yang2020.com\/policies\/the-freedom-dividend\/\">platform<\/a> included implementing a \u201cfreedom dividend\u201d of $1000 each month for every U.S. citizen over the age of 18. Yang\u2019s campaign website said the money \u201cwould enable all Americans to pay their bills, educate themselves, start businesses, be more creative, stay healthy, relocate for work, spend time with their children, take care of loved ones, and have a real stake in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The city of Stockton, California, was the first U.S. city to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/stockton-basic-income-experiment-success-employment-wellbeing-2021-3\">launch<\/a> a mayor-led universal basic income pilot program in February 2019. Funded by donors, it gave 125 randomly selected residents $500 per month for two years. Critics of the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2021\/03\/03\/stockton-universal-basic-income\/\">had said<\/a> the financial support would become a disincentive to seek and retain employment. Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, who is reportedly working with Garcetti on the L.A. test run, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/show\/stockton-ca-gave-residents-a-guaranteed-income-heres-what-happened\">said<\/a> recipients \u201cdid not stop working\u201d and \u201cwere more likely to find full-time employment.\u201d Last month, several legacy media outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2021\/03\/03\/stockton-universal-basic-income\/\">amplified<\/a> a year-long study \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/03\/04\/973653719\/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds\">conducted<\/a> by a team of independent researchers\u201d that backed up those claims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.8151260504202\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The guaranteed income (GI) results from Stockton are in:<br \/>1.  Employment &#038; Productivity \u2b06\ufe0f<br \/>2. Well Being \u2b06\ufe0f and stress \u2b07\ufe0f<br \/>3. It allowed people  to pay off debt <br \/>4. The money was spent on necessities  and not drugs. <\/p>\n<p>We need a guaranteed income policy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stocktondemo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stocktondemo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayorsforagi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mayorsforagi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utB60duQN6\">pic.twitter.com\/utB60duQN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Tubbs (@MichaelDTubbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelDTubbs\/status\/1367143510592286725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The City of Compton, California, established a similar experimental program in January. Called the Compton Pledge, the pilot is <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/2021\/04\/19\/1000-a-month-no-strings-attached-garcetti-proposes-24-million-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-los-a.php\">funded<\/a> by more than $8 million in private donations, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/guaranteed-income-compton-pledge-poverty\/10450540\/\">offering<\/a> as much as $1,800 every three months for two years. It reportedly reached full enrollment last month, with 800 households representing 1,700 participants, including families and dependents. The average payout is $300-$600 a month, scaled to household size. <a href=\"https:\/\/laist.com\/2021\/04\/19\/1000-a-month-no-strings-attached-garcetti-proposes-24-million-guaranteed-basic-income-pilot-in-los-a.php\">According<\/a> to LAist, recipients \u201caren\u2019t required to produce a social security or taxpayer I.D. number, making the process available to immigrants without documentation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City of L.A. was recently allotted $1.3 billion from the federal government after the passage of President Joe Biden\u2019s American Rescue Plan. Garcetti said he planned to use the funds to \u201ctransform systems.\u201d Garcetti was a co-chair of Biden\u2019s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not small ball,\u201d Garcetti said. \u201cIt isn\u2019t just the biggest budget I\u2019ve ever overseen \u2013 it\u2019s the most progressive, and I would argue the most progressive in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/americas-first-guaranteed-basic-income-program-james-barrett\">America\u2019s First \u2018Guaranteed Basic Income\u2019 Program Offers People $500 A Month, Gets Off To Rocky Start<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Eric Garcetti will reportedly introduce a guaranteed basic income pilot program during his State of the City speech on Monday evening.LAist reports, under the proposal, \u201c2,000 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276227,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2732.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Los Angeles Democratic Mayor To Propose Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot In \u2018Most Progressive Budget\u2019 He\u2019s Overseen","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-434092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2732.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Los Angeles Democratic Mayor To Propose Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot In \u2018Most Progressive Budget\u2019 He\u2019s Overseen","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}