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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve proposals for a pilot guaranteed income program, one of which calls for $1,000 per.
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Los Angeles County approved a measure establishing a pilot program that will give some impoverished residents guaranteed monthly income support.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to create the countywide “Guaranteed Income Program,” which will pay up to 1,000 residents $1,000 per month for three years.
Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl, who co-authored the proposal, argued in their motion that COVID-19 worsened inequality and that the county must to do more to address poverty and income disparities.
In passing the motion, the board declared “that poverty and economic opportunity is a matter of public health in Los Angeles County and that economic inequity exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our county’s public health,” the results of which are “large disparities in family stability, economic stability, health and mental wellness, education, employment, public safety, criminal justice and housing.”
LA County Board of Supervisors approve pilot for guaranteed basic income
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LOS ANGELES - On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to approve proposals for a pilot guaranteed income program, one of which calls for $1,000 per month to be paid to 1,000 residents for at least three years.
Supervisor Kathryn Barger was the dissenting vote, expressing concerns about lack of research into the plans and the potential for fraud.
Garcetti proposes basic income pilot, massive spending plans for Los Angeles
Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl co-authored a motion declaring that poverty and economic opportunity are public health issues and calling for a broad strategic plan to address a growing wealth gap.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 today to approve proposals for a pilot guaranteed income program, one of which calls for $1,000 per month to be paid to 1,000 residents for at least three years.
Supervisor Kathryn Barger was the dissenting vote, expressing concerns about lack of research into the plans and the potential for fraud.
Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Sheila Kuehl co-authored a motion declaring that poverty and economic opportunity are public health issues and calling for a broad strategic plan to address a growing wealth gap.
“As we endeavor to create a more resilient economy . we must explore guaranteed income and other measures of poverty alleviation as permanent county policy, not just as an emergency measure, the motion read in part. “The coronavirus crisis has heightened and made more vivid what was already clear to many: The inequities in our economy have been a matter of life a