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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIlhan Omar's New Guaranteed Income Bill Would Send $1,200 Monthly To Most Americans
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is set to introduce bold legislation on Friday that would create a guaranteed income program in the U.S. to send $1,200 a month directly to most Americans.
The SUPPORT Act co-sponsored by progressive lawmakers Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Dwight Evans (D-Penn.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) would first create a $2.5 billion grant program to fund local pilots in guaranteed income. These would run in hundreds of communities across the country from 2023 to 2027 and provide findings for a national program.
The national guaranteed income program would start in 2028, sending $1,200 per month to adults making up to $75,000 per year, or heads of household making up to $112,500 per year, as well as providing $600 monthly per child. The payments would phase out for higher incomes.
Importantly, undocumented people who file taxes with an ITIN number would be eligible. The legislation would also establish a banking system through the postal service for unbanked, underbanked and individuals experiencing housing instability to receive payments.
https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/ilhan-omar-guaranteed-income-bill-223037399.html
Sibelius Fan
(24,395 posts)I might be able to actually live a few more years. Maybe even retire.
WarGamer
(12,427 posts)I love it.
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XanaDUer2
(10,638 posts)and postal.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)calguy
(5,304 posts)GOP can make good use of it though in campaign ads against us.
It's literally socialism.
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msongs
(67,394 posts)to have a real government bank dedicated to that purpose
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)I'd rather they fix wages, benefits and retirement income.
Reward work. Reserve the monthly payouts for caretakers of adult family who had to leave the workforce.
None of it passes any time soon.
BlueLucy
(1,609 posts)It won't pass? Oh no! Not another vanity bill that will never pass. She should work on something that can get passed to make things better for Americans. This is just to make it look like she is working.