A South Dakota Senate bill would ban local governments from creating guaranteed income programs.
A sponsor of the bill called guaranteed income programs a "one-way ticket to government dependency."
AdvertisementSouth Dakota lawmakers are taking steps to ban guaranteed basic income programs preemptively.
Guaranteed basic income gives qualifying residents monthly no-strings cash payments — typically between $500 and $1,000 — to spend as they choose over a set period of time.
Guaranteed basic income programs have become increasingly popular among state and local governments as a solution to widespread housing and food insecurity.
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