Guaranteed income programs do not work and amount to mere "redistributions of wealth," according to Michigan Republican state Rep.Jay DeBoyer, who joined other Republicans in the state Legislature in criticizing the programs, which have gained prominence in recent years."Absolutely not.
When does that stop?" Michigan State Rep.Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, told Fox News Digital.
"When you think about the role of government, the role of government is not to fund people's lives.The role of the government is to provide a conducive environment where you have opportunities for success."DeBoyer, who chairs the state House Oversight Committee, is leading a contingent of Michigan House Republicans demanding rigorous inspection of Rx Kids — a taxpayer-funded initiative billed as the nation's largest prenatal and infant cash assistance program.
Lawmakers are raising alarms over how hundreds of millions of public dollars are being spent.DIRECTOR OF 'CASH GIVEAWAY' PROGRAM TAILORED TO NEW MOTHERS GRILLED ON HOW TAXPAYER FUNDING IS USED IN DEBATEMichigan state Rep.Jay DeBoyer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, is among the House Republicans scrutinizing Rx Kids, a publicly funded cash assistance program for expectant mothers and babies.
(getty)The scrutiny boiled over during a June 2 House Oversight Committee hearing, where GOP lawmakers targeted the program’s lack of spending restrictions or income limits.Republican leaders argue the state-funded initiative has evolved into something far different than what was originally presented to the Legislature, accusing Democrats of using hundreds of millions of dollars in public funding to advance a broader guaranteed-income agenda.Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall told Fox News Digital that lawmakers were led to believe they were funding a targeted maternal and prenatal health initiative — not what he characterized as an open-ended social experiment.Under the current design, Rx Kids provides expectant mothers with a lum...