Michael Tubbs
@MichaelDTubbs
Uncommon Favor. #UpsetTheSetup. Husband. Dad.
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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250173447 04-02-2012 06:51:13
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🔥“I’ve been here since 2010, & it seems like if there’s a #CABudget deficit, the 1st people we go after are the most vulnerable, whether that’s the developmentally disabled, poor families, the people on #CalFresh …”
TY Senator Shannon Grove for fighting for families! #EndChildPoverty
'The data shows that if you give some additional unrestricted income to families, they will use it well, and it will help them.” -Mayor @KatjBallantyne
This July, 200 families in Somerville, MA will begin receiving $750 a month in #GuaranteedIncome . 🎉
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The law is clear: Harris County's Uplift Harris Guaranteed Income Program fulfills a vital public purpose — getting people out of poverty.
As Commissioner Rodney Ellis said: 'The lawsuit attacking [this program] is an attack on the people of Harris County.'
Legislators in Texas tried—and failed—twice to ban guaranteed income. In a desperate bid to stop the pilot in Houston's county seat, they've turned to the TX Atty Gen's office. But @CountiesForAGI member Commissioner Rodney Ellis is fighting back for the people of Harris County.
#ICYMI : Our founder, Michael Tubbs, spoke with Elex Michaelson of FOX 11 Los Angeles to debunk #FalseNarratives about #AB1228 .
This law establishes a $20/hr minimum wage for #CA fast food workers and sets standards for workplace protections.🙌SEIU #UpsetTheSetup 🔗shorturl.at/klmoz
Here to fight with you Commisisoner 👊🏾. They only fight because the people are with us, the data is with is, and the moral arc of the universe bends towards us. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income Counties for a Guaranteed Income
Guaranteed income works in Paterson, NJ, and we've got the data to prove it. $400 / month in no-strings-attached cash payments led to financial stability, increased savings, and reduced stress for participants in Mayor Andre Sayegh's pilot program.
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'It was just a breath of fresh air. Like, OK, I can buy my kid a birthday gift, or I'll be OK getting tires. It doesn't matter your situation, you'll still be able to have those funds and help with whatever is needed.'
#GuaranteedIncome
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