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California State Lawmaker Proposes Universal Basic Income Test Program for Poor College Students

California State Lawmaker Proposes Universal Basic Income Test Program for Poor College Students
California state Democrat senator Dave Cortese. California State Senate
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
2/6/2022|Updated: 2/6/2022

A California state lawmaker wants the government to give $500 a month to impoverished college students as a test for a controversial kind of social program known as universal basic income (UBI).

Legislation that would create the program may be introduced later this month by Democrat Dave Cortese, a state senator who represents part of Silicon Valley.

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