Ex-mayor praises guaranteed basic income, says you are ‘out of touch’ and ‘unenlightened’ if you disagree

Ex-mayor praises guaranteed basic income, says you are ‘out of touch’ and ‘unenlightened’ if you disagree

A former Democratic California mayor called out “unenlightened” elected officials who do not support a guaranteed basic income program for their constituents.

Former Stockton, California Mayor Michael D. Tubbs criticized critics of the program as “out of touch” during a discussion of the plan to give low-income participants up to $1,000 a month.

“I think the issue is just one of politics and sort of unenlightened elected officials who were just out of touch with their constituents because just they’re just making six figures off the public — off of taxpayer money for a long time,” Tubbs, president of the Mayors […]

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