SCOTUS Rules Stay on Universal Basic Income Program for Harris County

Breaking: Texas AG RULES that the UBI (universal basic income) program Harris County intended on deploying is unconstitutional and that it violates the Texas Constitution's bar on "gratuitous payments to individuals."

Hopefully Harris County will be able to recuperate the $5.5 million which has already been paid out to GIVEDIRECTLY

Givedirectly is the Non-profit Harris County Democrats has chosen to administer payments for the new Uplift Harris Program also known as Universal Basic Income. The nonprofit which has been tapped is the same group that administered a Cook County program that reportedly offered UBI awards to illegal immigrants. According to a find from Holly Hansen of the Texan.

Givedirectly is the Non-profit Harris County Democrats has chosen to administer payments for the new Uplift Harris Program also known as Universal Basic Income. The nonprofit which has been tapped is the same group that administered a Cook County program that reportedly offered UBI awards to illegal immigrants. According to a find from Holly Hansen of the Texan.

GiveDirectly had to suspend operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after learning that staff and former employees had stolen $900,000 in a fraud scheme.

GiveDirectly’s system of separated teams was meant to serve as a check against theft: if anyone did attempt theft, it’d be caught immediately by the audit team. But because the conspirators had arranged to work in all of those offices, they were able to get away with the fraud for about five months, before it was caught in January 2023. About $900,000 was lost, and 1,700 families in need were stolen from. GiveDirectly has paused operations in the DRC while they adjust their procedures.