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A homeless woman pushes her belongings past a row of tents on the streets of Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 1, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
The city of Los Angeles could become the largest city in the nation to test a universal basic income program.
The pilot program, proposed as part of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s 2021–22 fiscal year budget proposal, would provide $1,000 monthly to 2,000 low-income families for one year.
Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
