SEED

Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration

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📸:stocktondemo

[SEED @stocktondemo]

📣📣📣 SEED is philanthropically funded! No taxpayer $ is being used. $ is coming into Stockton to support the program and try a bold idea 👏👏

[Economic Security Project @EconomicSecProj]

#GuaranteedIncome recipient Tomas Vargas Jr. transformed his life – spending more time with family and interviewing for a better job.

@MayorSiddiqui and @MichaelDTubbs reflect on this progress, and the progress of new @mayorsforagi pilots. https://t.co/6ZPnU6LI8n

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

California has approved the Guaranteed Income Pilot Program, the first state-funded program of its kind.

https://t.co/MucRtnzHju

[Data for Progress @DataProgress]

"Guaranteed income plans are growing in prominence across the nation as a new Data for Progress survey of likely voters finds that a bipartisan majority of Americans (55%) support guaranteed income. Democrats overwhelmingly support this policy at 75%."

https://t.co/YzNzoPfTMm

[hari sreenivasan @hari]

Does giving people $500 bucks a month, no strings attached make them lazy? NO
Do they spend it on drugs? NO
These answers & more from a year of data in @stocktondemo
@mayorsforagi & @acastrobaker explain it to me.
https://t.co/0ZVH8e9TQx
| @AmanpourCoPBS

[Muneer Karcher-Ramos (he/him/él) @moonearkr]

Amazing results @stocktondemo! Congrats @MichaelDTubbs and team! Inspired to roll up our sleeves in @cityofsaintpaul with @melvincarter3 and @mayorsforagi! 👏👏👏

[Income Movement @income_movement]

The lives changed by Basic Income is at the heart of our movement. Here is Maggie's story as a recipient in the SEED Basic Income Pilot.

https://t.co/2IF2nT0RUs

[Lauren Poe @laurenbpoe]

The success of the SEED program in Stockton, CA under the leadership of ⁦@MichaelDTubbs⁩ is not some sort of miracle. It was a well-designed and executed policy that can be replicated at the local, state and federal level. ⁦@mayorsforagi⁩ https://t.co/2jl9UAv8uw

[Anne Price @AnnePriceICCED]

In Stockton, it costs abt $77k a year for a family of 4 to cover BASIC household expenses

That equals abt 3 FT minimum wage jobs at $11/hr

@stocktondemo shows that even a small infusion of cash can matter. @MichaelDTubbs @mayorsforagi

[Michael Tubbs @MichaelDTubbs]

They tried to bury us, but didn’t know we were SEED(s). So proud of the work of @stocktondemo in highlighting the dignity of all people.

[Roy E. Bahat @roybahat]

The guaranteed income pilot in Stockton has initial results out: look at that effect on how many *more* recipients now work full time.

[Economic Security Project @EconomicSecProj]

NEW: Research from @stocktondemo shows #guaranteedincome greatly improves job prospects, financial stability and the overall wellbeing of recipients.

[SEED @stocktondemo]

SEED ended, but it started a movement. In June 2020, @MichaelDTubbs founded @mayorsforagi; follow along to see the work continue!

[SEED @stocktondemo]

🚨 The results are in! Data from the first year of SEED shows how just a small infusion of cash can provide the dignity that everyone deserves. Read our full findings here: https://t.co/AJndMxXqMc

[SEED @stocktondemo]

In Pam’s words, “I [used to have] panic attacks and anxiety. I was at the point where I had to take a pill for it. And I haven’t even touched them in a while.”

[Michael Tubbs @MichaelDTubbs]

The guaranteed income (GI) results from Stockton are in:
1. Employment & Productivity ⬆️
2. Well Being ⬆️ and stress ⬇️
3. It allowed people to pay off debt
4. The money was spent on necessities and not drugs.

We need a guaranteed income policy. @stocktondemo @mayorsforagi

[Humanity Forward @HumanityForward]

-FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT ⬆12%
-EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING⬆
-UNEMPLOYMENT ⬇4%
-ANXIETY & DEPRESSION RATES⬇
#BasicIncomeWorks
@MichaelDTubbs

[Lange Parks Luntao @langeluntao]

The @stocktondemo first year results are being released today! @MichaelDTubbs on @MSNBC this morning talking about the major takeaways from the data: