i think in the end if it can help individuals who are physically compromised and need of assistance and willing to help themselves at the same time i think that s good funding. these pilot programs are trial balloons for a universal basic income. if the government were to give every american adult $1 thousand a month the tab $3.1 trillion per year. proponents say equity is the north star regardless of the cost and who pays for it or the repercussions of it like crime. john: we ll see how far it goes. lauren, thank you. gillian: florida s governor ron desantis is taking heat from powerful teachers unions accusing him of trying to destroy public schools. could it help republicans politically on the key issue of education? we have karl rove on tap next hour. we may soon know more about where and how the covid pandemic started. this after president biden just heeded gop calls to sign
that hand out cash with no strings attached. as taxpayers fork over more money for these programs rising crime and homelessness are driving people out of those cities. we have more details. dozens of cities actively supporting basic income using public funding and state of oregon, the state has introduced a bill to give the homeless $1 thousand a month for two years no strings attached. we spoke to people about this idea helping those in need. they re for it but with conditions. i ve been in a place where i have been poor before so i appreciated the hand up. when you give something to someone it is hard to take it back. if they actually gets implemented and becomes law it will be like social security. it whats to come from somewhere. you would have to raise taxes for something to get the money from somewhere or cut it from something else. do you think all of this spending increases the price of goods for everybody?
area. the visit comes one day ahead of former president donald trump coming here to east palestine. cleanup efforts continue here more than two weeks after the derailment. some in the town want to press on pointing to the schools being open again, others don t trust what the government is telling them. norfolk southern, too. some people have been grateful for the $1 thousand checks and other expenses. other people are angry. we spoke to a representative from norfolk southern. we have been here since the day after the derailment. many different demands that specialize in different aspects of community response and we have been here from the beginning. number two, we re here to help. the state of ohio and hhs has set up a free medical clinic set to open at 12:00.
zero, dropped out but romney got second he got 6. he was technically chosen the winner after santorum flipped, they are super important to understand before you go in. the last point on your popular vote point, i hear you, i get it keep in mind, that 40 years ago. 36% of the american people describe themselves as independent. today, that number is about 8 or 9, which is why in 2016. 80 thousand people decided the outcome of that election, in 2020. 41 thousand people decided the outcome of the election, that is because we don t have a national campaign for president any more, we have a campaign in 20 or 11 state 10 or 11 states less than 100 thousand people in those 10 or 11 states, will determine the outcome of the
zero, dropped out but romney got second he got 6. he was technically chosen the winner after santorum flipped, they are super important to understand before you go in. the last point on your popular vote point, i hear you, i get it keep in mind, that 40 years ago. 36% of the american people describe themselves as independent. today, that number is about 8 or 9, which is why in 2016. 80 thousand people decided the outcome of that election, in 2020. 41 thousand people decided the outcome of the election, that is because we don t have a national campaign for president any more, we have a campaign in 20 or 11 state 10 or 11 states less than 100 thousand people in those 10 or 11 states, will determine the outcome of the