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The City of Chicago is reportedly planning to roll out a basic income program, a $1,000/month  government hand-out, to its poorest residents...

A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come

Hand a needy man a thousand bucks a month
                                                          ~ he'll never want to work
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Awtry Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 11:55 AM
that is a bad idea... Get out! Texas has plenty of room! Bring your friends :)
Wolf Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 12:16 PM
If I weren't a semi-disabled old man with a family in Chicago that still needs me here, I'd be there in a heartbeat. Keep the cactus plants warm for me, however. You never know in life! Best wishes, Gershon
Ravidas Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 11:07 AM
He'll never want to work, but he'll become a customer. That's the secret)
Wolf Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 11:18 AM
Shhh. Don't tell. They'll find us, you know. --Customer Wolf
Romios Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 1:44 AM
GW..don't forget to add... felon o Crats ...to the list. )))
Wolf Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 11:07 AM
Ah, excellent point, Panagiota!! I'll put them right next to the "Bum-o-crats," the class of people who will be created when the $1,000 handouts arrive. LOL. Thanks for the view and the viewpoint! :) gw
Romios Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 1:41 AM
I am moving back to Chicago then! Get a pup tent out for me on Wacker Drive. California's gone of its rocker. SF is the feces Capitol of the world. Actually, the entire world is quite nuts Panagiota
Wolf Avatar
April 25, 2019 at 11:02 AM
Ha, ha! Move back here and you'll have gone from the frying pan to the fire! We're on the verge of being subjected to Lori Lightfoot, a black female lesbian leftist -- all the boxes checked! -- taking over as mayor. She will tax anything that breathes, kill the charter school movement and serve as a puppet of the teacher's union, make gays and progressives feel welcome and everyone else uneasy, and otherwise ruin a once-proud city. I'd suggest signing up for space travel if you're looking for sanity! LOL. :) gw
Rodrigues Avatar
April 24, 2019 at 6:26 PM
and no taxes...wheeee
Wolf Avatar
April 24, 2019 at 9:44 PM
Hip, hip -- Oy, vey!!
Mchattie Avatar
April 24, 2019 at 3:38 PM
These are loyal Democrat voters. You have to keep pandering to them. If they get a job and rise out of poverty, they might vote Republican. Can't have that. Have a great day my friend.
Wolf Avatar
April 24, 2019 at 9:47 PM
Hey, David! I think that the 'Dumocrats' are trying to create a new class of voters, to be called the 'Bumocrats!' LOL. Thanks for the view and the viewpoint, my friend. ~ gw
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