California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes part in a news conference at The Unity Council on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group via AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed spending $35 million to support “universal basic income” programs that would send monthly checks to low-income residents, no questions asked. It’s an unsustainable and unwise idea that lawmakers should remove from the state budget.
The Legislature has already killed a universal basic income plan, Assembly Bill 65, proposed by Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Cupertino. That proposal would have sent $12,000 per year to residents 18 and older […]
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