Families could get $1,000 a month as part of Austin's first guaranteed income program

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Every single time this has been tried, sending money to a family

every month, the results are completely positive. The idiots who think those getting money will waste it, or drink it away, are totally wrong. Having enough money to live a decent life is basic.

I've been poor much of my life. Right now I'm 73, retired, living on a small pension, Social Security, a couple of annuities, and investments. I know, this makes me far better off than a lot of people, but my income is still below the median. Because I live alone, cook and freeze large quantities of soups and the like, I can live relatively cheaply. I will repeat that I've been poor much of my life, and so I understand the constraints of not having much money. Which is why I whole heartedly support giving people money.