By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Larger – July 21, 2021 – cartoon credit to pointofview.net It would appear that those in charge in Sacramento have lost their minds. While this is a leftist and therefore Democrat idea, the State's Republican legislators were in lock step with their Democratic counterparts in its passage, Limited Universal Basic Income. No matter how it is crafted and soft peddled, it is an idea that makes no sense at all. The current rendition, which has already been tried and found wanting in a number of foreign and domestic situations on a trial basis, has no real redeeming features and shown no change in outcome for those that receive the State's welfare. While the current version passed in the State's Senate 36-0 and in the Assembly 64-0 has certain limitations, there is no evidence that either branches of government understand what a bad idea this truly is. The State's leadership, including our empty suited Governor Newsom, are set to embark on a path to "rescue" pregnant women, and foster children to the tune of between $500 and $1,000 per month at a cost to California's taxpayers of $35 million for this program. In order to shield the bumbling fools at the Capitol, the onus for distributing the cash has been foisted off on local bureaucrats who likely will think they have become instant Santa's. Naturally that neatly avoids the problem for Sacramento when the program fails to provide the expected outcomes and places it at the feet of local "do gooders". The program will continue for several years at increasing cost only to be quietly allowed to fade away after years of dismal results. Following the cheer leading from California's Democratic lawmakers and suitable meaningless comments when Newsom signs it into law, the next push by Democrats will be to expand the program to all Californians, then on to the Nation as a whole. Of course the money to pay for such a grand gesture is non existent at the State level, let alone nationally. Along with the lack of money to pay for such programs are other problems which include who will be willing to work when it becomes unnecessary? The country, which includes California, is already suffering from a lack of employees, once again due to government meddling. More such as Universal Basic Income will only serve to make that problem worse. It is amazing how short sighted our leadership has become when socialism emerges as a possible "solution" to some of our existing problems. Democratic leadership laughably suggest that this income will some how shape the path forward for those recently emerging from time in foster care or pregnancy, all the while ignoring the dismal failure at the hands of educators to properly educate. The foolishness continues with then suggesting that monthly checks will cure all their problems and lack of education to be successful. For far too long Californians have been utilized as laboratory rats to explore various left leaning fantasies which have never worked. Many have elected to leave the State to more sensible States to be replaced by growing numbers of citizens and non citizens with their hands held out for increasing levels of hand out legislation. It is another mechanism used by California's current government to separate and divide the State's citizens and create more animus, anger and chaos. While the recall of the Governor would be a good start, California's legislative branch will remain a problem unless changes in make up are made. The State's legislative core dominated by Democrats coupled with Federal Congressmen in the mold of Jared Huffman will only serve to continue with the kind of fantasy that Universal Basic Income will have some faint redeeming value. Not much Chance….