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Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they're not a good use of taxpayer dollars.

Guaranteed income programs have become more popular since the pandemic as dozens of cities across the country launched pilot programs using federal COVID-19 relief funds. Whereas other welfare funds like food stamps and housing vouchers provide assistance for specific expenses, guaranteed income programs allow recipients to decide how they spend the money. Researchers have found them to be an effective way to combat poverty.

In recent years, a handful of Texas cities and counties have piloted their own guaranteed income programs for low-income households. Financed by a combination of federal, local and philanthropic funds, Austin, San Antonio and El Paso County have collectively issued about $9 million in payments to roughly 1,500 households since 2020.

But the notion is facing stiff opposition from conservatives who say these programs are a bad use of taxpayers’ money and amount to government overreach. Attorney General Ken Paxton recently sued Harris County to block its guaranteed income program, Uplift Harris. The Texas Supreme Court indefinitely paused the pilot while the case goes to trial. Financed by funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the program would have provided almost 2,000 households in the area’s poorest neighborhoods with $500 a month for 18 months.

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[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 36 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Letting people do as they see fit is "government overreach". FFS. That fits right in with "war is peace" and "freedom is slavery"!

I hate conservatives so much, and that goes double for Texas Republicans.

[-] buttfarts@lemy.lol 6 points 3 months ago

If you punish undesirables they will rise to the occasion seems to be the conservative ideology that never ever works. Like not teaching sex ed increases abortions and single mothers instead of reducing them.

The do everything ass-backwards that accomplishes the opposite of what they want and then ignore the consequences

[-] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

They've convinced themselves their (absolutely wrong) choice is the 'morally correct' one. Even LISTENING to a contradictory argument is seen as a moral 'corruption', so they just .. don't.

[-] GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Trump won TX in 2020 by only 631,221 votes. If we have better turnout this year, we could make TX blue! The polls are only busy on the final day to vote, even though we have a 2 week long voting period with the polls open during the same hours as election day during the entire 2nd week of voting. Don't wait until the last day and check if your local polling places are open on the weekend!

For those in TX, the last day to register to vote is Oct 7.

Voting goes from October 21-Nov 1, with one final day to cast your vote on Nov 5.

Applications to vote by mail must be received by Oct 25.

Check your registration status, local polling locations and hours, important dates, and other election information at the link below.

https://www.votetexas.gov/mobile/index.htm

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