Six Minnesota State reps, all Democrats, are sponsoring a $100 million Universal Basic Income [UBI] pilot program. The bill would give out $100 million in grants to non-profits, municipalities, and tribal governments to fund their own UBI programs. The bills alleges that it will “disrupt poverty, build wealth, advance equity, and support a recipient’s basic needs.”
The requirement for these UBI programs would a minimum of a $500 monthly check to anyone making less than three times the federal government’s poverty guideline for the state. So an individual would be eligible if they make less than $43,740. A married couple with two kids would be eligible if they make less than $90,000.
This week, the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee held a hearing on the bill and advanced it to the Human Services Finance Committee. The $100 million will allegedly last for 18 months. In reality, $100 million would only provide 11,111 people with $500 monthly checks for 18 months. One member of the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn, was adamant that money go to illegal aliens.
Illegal aliens will be eligible to receive the monthly checks.
