"Guaranteed Income" program in Montgomery County

[Anonymous]

What happened to the "Guaranteed Income" pilot program that was approved last year, to give low income families in Montgomery County a monthly stipend? The money was allocated for it. What happened?

[Anonymous]

Yup, in the budget.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/cm/2022/20220428/20220428_HHS2.pdf

[Anonymous]

They have given the selected persons already. I wonder how these people are doing now? Happy, relex, enjoying life?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have given the selected persons already. I wonder how these people are doing now? Happy, relex, enjoying life?

How do you know this? I've been waiting for news on this program and have heard nothing on the news, and can't find anything online either.

[Anonymous]

Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

This post is not worth taking seriously.

[Anonymous]

This is actually a very important social and economic experiment, and does not cost more than the myriad of other experiments multiple countries have attempted in the past.

This particular one has already been tried in different areas of the USA and in other countries, either with positive results (people have increased their earning potential thanks to their stipend, and reduced their long-term dependency on social programs), or with mixed results. Not one program has concluded with negative results.

I hope civilized countries can see their way to making this a general thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is actually a very important social and economic experiment, and does not cost more than the myriad of other experiments multiple countries have attempted in the past.

This particular one has already been tried in different areas of the USA and in other countries, either with positive results (people have increased their earning potential thanks to their stipend, and reduced their long-term dependency on social programs), or with mixed results. Not one program has concluded with negative results.

I hope civilized countries can see their way to making this a general thing.

Baby bonds are better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

These programs have shown that they actually work. People end up working more and stressing less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is actually a very important social and economic experiment, and does not cost more than the myriad of other experiments multiple countries have attempted in the past.

This particular one has already been tried in different areas of the USA and in other countries, either with positive results (people have increased their earning potential thanks to their stipend, and reduced their long-term dependency on social programs), or with mixed results. Not one program has concluded with negative results.

I hope civilized countries can see their way to making this a general thing.

Baby bonds are better

Both work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

This post is not worth taking seriously.

NP, why? Wouldn't it be better to pay bus drivers and teachers more to attract people to those jobs rather than give away money for free? Kill two birds with one stone, as it were.

[Anonymous]

And will this program survive a recession when the local and state governments have to cut everything like every other recession?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

This post is not worth taking seriously.

NP, why? Wouldn't it be better to pay bus drivers and teachers more to attract people to those jobs rather than give away money for free? Kill two birds with one stone, as it were.

Because it's apples to oranges. The really crazy thing about this program is how little it costs -- $2 million -- and what a big difference it makes in these families' lives.

I really think this is what the future holds. Every time I see something about robots delivering food in restaurants and self-driving delivery cars and self-driving trucks, I wonder about the people who had those low paying jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County can't pay teachers, or even school bus drivers, enough to fill all of the positions, but they can waste time and money on a pilot program that some sociology university professor came up with to score points with the social democrats crowd.

This county is slowly eating itself away.

This post is not worth taking seriously.

NP, why? Wouldn't it be better to pay bus drivers and teachers more to attract people to those jobs rather than give away money for free? Kill two birds with one stone, as it were.

Because it's apples to oranges. The really crazy thing about this program is how little it costs -- $2 million -- and what a big difference it makes in these families' lives.

I really think this is what the future holds. Every time I see something about robots delivering food in restaurants and self-driving delivery cars and self-driving trucks, I wonder about the people who had those low paying jobs.

1. there is no shortage of low paying jobs
2. minimum wage here is higher than 99% of the country, though, yes, it is a struggle for low income people
3. It is not apples and oranges. Bus drivers don't get paid much; we have a shortage of them. Pay them more, and you will attract more low income earners, plus they get good benefits.

Free money itself is not a long term solution.

I grew up lower income. So, it's not like I don't know what it's like.

[Anonymous]

The problem with giving people free money and letting them work, is that businesses will simply not increase wages. This puts pressure on businesses to *lower* wages.

Lowering wages means that people have less money to tax. Where does the free money come from? Taxes?