Legislator wants taxpayers to fund statewide, $1,000 monthly ‘guaranteed income’

Legislator wants taxpayers to fund statewide, $1,000 monthly ‘guaranteed income’

(The Center Square) – A measure that would give $1,000 in monthly guaranteed taxpayer-funded “unrestricted cash” subsidies to certain individuals in Illinois, regardless of immigration status, is being debated in the state legislature.

An Illinois Senate appropriations committee Wednesday heard about Senate Bill 3462 from state Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago. He couldn’t say how much his plan would cost taxpayers.

“Those are conversations we would like to have with the members of the committee and our colleagues to see what would be appropriate to start this off at the state level,” Villivalam told the committee.Mike Buehler, who is the McHenry County […]

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