Republican senators to poor Iowans: Work harder to escape poverty

Republican senators to poor Iowans: Work harder to escape poverty

Iowa Sens. Scott Webster, Mike Bousselot, and Tony Bisignano take notes during an Iowa Senate subcommittee on banning basic income programs. Photo by Ty Rushing/Starting Line

By Ty Rushing

March 13, 2024According to two Republican state senators, participants in the UpLift—The Central Iowa Basic Income Program, just need to work harder and pull up their bootstraps to escape poverty.“It’s not the first job that gives you a raise to maybe $15 an hour that leads to the uplift for the rest of your life and a greater promotion and greater career, but you’ve got to do the first step to get […]

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