RUSH: On NPR and PBS, when it comes to time to pronounce Stockton, California, they call it “Stockton.” Stockton, California, is about to launch an experiment, a no-strings, guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents to eliminate poverty.
Now, they’re gonna start with select group of residents early next year. Michael Tubbs, Stockton’s 27-year-old mayor, says, “Those who get the free money are gonna be tracked and studied.” I’ll bet they will be. He hopes that they’ll collect enough data in a few years to figure out what the minimum people deserve is. Money not coming taxpayers yet. A bunch of stupid liberals are gonna pay for this. The initial handout from a group calling itself the Economic Security Project, Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes — more money than he deserves or knows what to do with — also cofounded the scheme.
It’s nothing but a bunch of liberal politicians playing Santa Claus with everybody else’s money. And it will never work. And it will not lead to a better Stockton. It will not lead to a better America. It’s an absolutely dumb and stupid, irresponsible idea conceived by a bunch of people who haven’t the slightest idea what they’re doing. And that’s being kind.
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