Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 a month, no strings attached

Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 a month, no strings attached(edition.cnn.com)

4 points by offby37years 5 years ago | 3 comments

hw-guy 5 years ago |

I don't see how this is legal. Two people can be equally poor, but if you're black you get $500 a month, but if you're white or Asian you don't get anything?

tomtompl 5 years ago | |

According to them white people have inherent privilege, so it's easier for them to not be poor lol. If you accept their assumptions - it's more or less coherent I think.

davismwfl 5 years ago |

Maybe I am mistaken but I don't think the city can give away money and call it non-taxable. The state sets income tax laws as does the federal government. Even if CA as a state decided not to tax it, doesn't mean the federal government couldn't or wouldn't tax it.

Is there something I am missing?