Applications open for L.A. County guaranteed income program

Eric Spillman reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News at 7 on March 31, 2022.

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[fatimam.]

Omg help the working class instead of the unemployed!! Our economy is dying because these people won’t work.

[robertfung]

Who the hell wants to go work now, money is free.

[e-locs]

They need to create debt relief programs instead for those of us who do work but suffered through the pandemic and amassed huge debts.

[TruthBombz]

Absolutely ridiculous. I work my butt off and my taxes are going to this crap.

[WhyHandleYouTube]

So this is where my tax money is going. To buy the deadbeats the latest flat screen TV.

[juliovalencia]

When I don’t get my taxes and ask where is going now I know 😱😭

[realfrme]

and of course we the taxpayers will end up feeding these system feeding leeches 😑😑

[elvisual]

The stupidest idea they have they don't care is not their money is taxpayers money.

[lc]

Make these homeless people clean up LA

[magicmillhouse]

If there were no jobs available then I would say go for it. But there are TONS of jobs in LA County. TONS

[Chris-tmzq]

So many job agency out there. That help people find jobs. I really don’t understand why we have to help people in society. who are to lazy to help themselves.

[luisamaya]

Someone else is personally paying for it.

[apllu]

There are are L.A County Employees living homeless. Why? Because the county has horrible starting salaries for several of their entry/trainee positions, and horrible salary increase steps that arent in line with annual inflation.
A person with a B.A degree starts at less than $800 a week, and arent able to afford increased prices in rentals, food, gas. People I've met in various county positions with a B.A degree, reaching 5 years, barely reaching 70K.

Here they are, the County giving away money, and arent addressing the need to reset salaries to meet the inflation and increased cost of living.

[GrandmaCoCo]

And WHERE IS THIS MONEY COMING FROM!!! WTH!!! Nothing is FREE

[gokinnation]

Hate seeing my paid taxes go to stupid programs like this...smh

[giselleb]

The government is rewarding these low life's. People that actually need the help don't get the aid.

[depthcharge]

Here they go with "free money" when it's actually taxpayers who paid for it. Even gifts are not free when it was paid for. Rewarding laziness.

[yekim]

What is is percentage of people in this category have multiple kids? Something to think about and should be discussed. Having multiple children with little income is partly responsible for their predicament.

[LexusGX-OFF-ROAD]

the ultra-left as crossed the line into socialism 😆

[Capecrusader]

Can we just build a wall around California already…