Can $500 a month change a city? Stockton tests universal basic income

Can $500 a month change a city? Stockton tests universal basic income

1of3Lorrine Paradela, a Stockton single mother of two, has used the city’s cash to replace her car and buy a video game console for her 16-year-old. “The extra money made it a little bit easier to sleep, to breathe better,” she said.Photo: Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle 2019 What could you do with an extra $500 a month? Lorrine Paradela got a better night’s sleep.

The 45-year-old single mother is one of the 125 Stockton residents receiving monthly cash disbursements as part of an attention-grabbing experiment on guaranteed income.

Paradela has been able to pay for a new car after […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.