Oakland Mayor Announces Program to Give $500 Per Month to Low-Income Families – But Not If They’re White
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf this week announced a privately funded universal income program that would give $500 a month to poor families – unless they’re white.
The Oakland Mayor is coming under fire for her race-based program that excludes poor white families.
“We have designed this demonstration project to add to the body of evidence, and to begin this relentless campaign to adopt a guaranteed income federally,” Mayor Libby Schaaf said.
AP reported:
The mayor of Oakland, California, on Tuesday announced a privately funded program that will give low-income families of color $500 per month with no rules on how they can spend it.
