Universal Income, but only if you are not white. The “Experimental” racism of the city of Oakland, California
The city of Oakland, California just launched a universal basic income program, providing families with limited incomes a $ 500-a-month allowance, with no restrictions on how they should spend it. According to a report by CBS News, this privately funded program 'is the latest experiment with a guaranteed income', the idea that giving low-income individuals a regular monthly salary to help alleviate the stress of poverty, leading to to results, better health and upward economic mobility “.
A good idea then, but one that only applies if you are not white / Caucasian .
Well, according to the report, the reason white households are excluded from the program is that, according to the "Oakland Equity Index" – we dare not ask what it is and how it is calculated – Oakland white households earn per year on average. three times as much as black families. But no one checks the cases of poor white families. You are punished for the race, period
The exclusion of low-income but white families (LIBWs) is also "a nod to the legacy of the Black Panther Party, the political movement founded in Oakland in the 1960s," according to the report.
Apparently, honoring the Black Panther legacy means discriminating against whites.
To be eligible, individuals must have at least one child under the age of 18 and an income equal to or less than 50% of the median area income – approximately $ 59,000 annually for a family of three.
Half of the seats are reserved for people who earn less than 138% of the federal poverty level, or about $ 30,000 annually for a family of three. Participants will be randomly selected from a group of applicants who meet the eligibility requirements.
The Oakland project is significant because it is one of the largest efforts in the United States so far, targeting up to 600 families. And it is the first program that strictly limits participation to black, indigenous and black communities.
So in Oalkland you pay for "white supremacy" even though locally it should never have been, as California has never been a slave state. Yet another, now ubiquitous, case of reverse racism that is infesting American society.
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