Look Ma, No Strings! Denver to Give $12k to 140 Lucky Homeless People

Look Ma, No Strings! Denver to Give $12k to 140 Lucky Homeless People

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) Denver will pay more than 140 homeless people $1,000 a month for up to a year as part of an experimental universal basic income program to “lift individuals out of homelessness.”

An organization called the Denver Basic Income Project will administer the $2 million dollar program. If I’ve done my math correctly, the budget includes a minimum of $320,000 in overhead for DBIC.

Mayor Michael B. Hancock claimed, “This direct cash assistance will help more than 140 women and families currently in shelters move into stable housing, and provide support, so they can stay housed.”Hancock put the […]

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