The Palm Springs, Calif. City Council has taken steps to create a pilot program that would provide a Universal Basic Income to transgender and non-binary residents. The two groups are currently actively working to develop the pilot program and will seek to apply for $35 million in public funding for a universal basic income program later this year. Middleton was first elected to city council in 2017 and is the first transgender person to be elected in California to a non-judicial office. https://t.co/W8lLSbquTD — Logo 🏳️‍🌈 (@LogoTV) November 8, 2017Regardless of this refusal, the city is provide funding for an application process for additional funding that would be used by groups running a Universal Basic Income pilot program for transgender residents. Basic income plans have been advocated by lawmakers ranging from AOC to Mitt Romney in various circumstances in the past.

Source: Washington Post April 08, 2022 16:23 UTC