In an effort to assist the city's struggling arts community in bouncing back from the pandemic, Mayor London Breed announced last week that she'd be rolling out a cash transfer program for artists.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
San Francisco Will Pay Artists $1,000 a Month in Universal Basic Income
In an effort to assist the city's struggling arts community in bouncing back from the pandemic, Mayor London Breed announced last week that she'd be rolling out a cash transfer program for artists.
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I think this article is really interesting, and I think what San Francisco is doing here is relatively a good thing. Although they say this is talking about the politics of having people qualify to receive money from the government, yet they still say only 130 people are going to receive the $1,000 dollars a month, so there must be some sort of politics deciding who those 130 people will be because there are so many more than 130 artists in San Francisco. I am also wondering if this money will be replacing unemployment money or if it will be in addition to it. Because if it is replacing it, I am not sure that is enough money for people to live off of in San Francisco. But also their unemployment might not be great right now so maybe it is more than they would be getting. I would like this funding to be in addition to unemployment funding.
This seems like a really nice sentiment, and I’m sure that 1,000 dollars a month will make a huge difference in the lives of those that receive it. But since that number is only 130 people, I’m a little confused why this is happening. $1000 isn't enough to fully sustain anyone who’s unemployment expires and 130 people are not enough to make real, societal change. Honestly this just kinda feels like a cop out. The population of San Francisco is almost 900,000, and this plan helps 130 people. What’s the point? Again, 130 people saved in incredible. But there are thousands more who are being ignored. I hope this isn’t used as an excuse to ignore them for much longer. As we’ve all been reading about for the past few months, the arts are dying. This is such a bizarre way to go about giving aid. I am not intimately familiar with the economy so if I am speaking out of line, please, someone, feel free to call me out. I just don't know how I feel about the scale of this initiative.
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