Gavin Newsom, who was a trailblazer when he instituted a guaranteed income program as mayor of Stockton, Calif."The next stop is the federal government." But a guaranteed income program gives money to people with no rules on how to spend it. But critics like Republican Assemblyman Vince Fong say guaranteed income programs "undermine incentives to work and increase dependence on government." "Guaranteed income doesn't provide the job training and skills needed for upward mobility." But recently, guaranteed income programs have been making a comeback.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2021 20:15 UTC