Ilhan Omar's New Guaranteed Income Bill Would Send $1,200 Monthly To Most Americans

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is set to introduce bold legislation on Friday that would create a guaranteed income program in the U.S. to send $1,200 a month directly to most Americans.

The SUPPORT Act — co-sponsored by progressive lawmakers Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Dwight Evans (D-Penn.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) — would first create a $2.5 billion grant program to fund local pilots in guaranteed income. These would run in hundreds of communities across the country from 2023 to 2027 and provide findings for a national program.

The national guaranteed income program would start in 2028, sending $1,200 per month to adults making up to $75,000 per year, or heads of household making up to $112,500 per year, as well as providing $600 monthly per child. The payments would phase out for higher incomes.

Importantly, undocumented people who file taxes with an ITIN number would be eligible. The legislation would also establish a banking system through the postal service for “unbanked, underbanked and individuals experiencing housing instability” to receive payments.

https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/ilhan-omar-guaranteed-income-bill-223037399.html

[Sibelius Fan]

1. Between $1200 a month in income and my SS benefit

I might be able to actually live a few more years. Maybe even retire.

[WarGamer]

2. as long as it doesn't contribute to inflation...

I love it.

[XanaDUer2]

3. I am thrilled about the banking part

and postal.

[rickyhall]

4. Sounds great. No chance in hell it every passing in my lifetime.

[calguy]

5. Good luck passing something like that

GOP can make good use of it though in campaign ads against us.

[Mosby]

8. Yeah.

It's literally socialism.

[msongs]

6. post office is bad enuff already. adding long lines for banking will sink the place. better

to have a real government bank dedicated to that purpose

[KentuckyWoman]

7. Thank you no.

I'd rather they fix wages, benefits and retirement income.

Reward work. Reserve the monthly payouts for caretakers of adult family who had to leave the workforce.

None of it passes any time soon.

[BlueLucy]

9. Who does she have supporting this with her to get it passed?

It won't pass? Oh no! Not another vanity bill that will never pass. She should work on something that can get passed to make things better for Americans. This is just to make it look like she is working.

[BannonsLiver]

12. Less than zero chance of passing