该国无条件现金试点项目日益增长的运动背后的建筑师正在加大对直接付款的力度，认为无条件现金转移是缓解高生活成本负担的最快途径。
The architect behind the nation's growing movement for no-strings-attached cash pilot programs is doubling down on direct payments, arguing that unconditional cash transfers are the fastest route to easing the burden of high living costs.
“向家庭提供直接、无限制的现金是解决可负担性危机的最快方式，”保证收入市长联盟在X平台上的一段最近视频中宣称。“全国各地试点项目的数据表明，保证收入是有效的。是时候让我们行动起来，将其变为现实。”前加利福尼亚州斯托克顿市长、保证收入市长联盟创始人迈克尔·塔布斯在配套视频中指出，传统经济解决方案未能为困难家庭提供即时救济。
"Giving families direct, unrestricted cash is the fastest way to address the affordability crisis," the advocacy group Mayors for a Guaranteed Income declared in a recent video on X. "Data from pilots across the country show that guaranteed income works. It's time for us to get to work and make it a reality." Former Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs — founder of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income — argued in an accompanying video that traditional economic solutions fail to provide immediate relief to struggling families.
据塔布斯称，“今年美国一半的州提出了某种形式的保证收入立法。”
According to Tubbs, "half of U.S. states saw some kind of guaranteed income legislation introduced" this year.
“在关键联邦援助项目正被拆除之际，州领导人正在填补空白，并寻找增强居民经济稳定性的方法。最终，我认为这需要成为联邦干预措施，我们正在建设所需的势头，以赢得这种全国性的支持，”他对福克斯新闻数字版说道。
"At a time when key federal aid programs are being dismantled, state leaders are picking up the slack and looking for ways to bolster economic stability for residents. Ultimately, I believe this needs to become a federal intervention, and we are building the momentum needed to earn that kind of national support," he told Fox News Digital.
在美国人因可负担性问题陷入困境之际，越来越多的市长推动现金发放作为解决方案的趋势正在增长。美国全国范围内的民众一直在努力应对生活成本、医疗和油价上涨的问题。
Americans nationwide have struggled to grapple with rising costs of living, healthcare, and gas prices.
“美国对我们几乎所有人来说都是不可负担的，”塔布斯说。“然而，许多关于可负担性的解决方案侧重于长期方案的重要性，比如建设更多可负担住房或拆分垄断。但人们也需要即时救济。”塔布斯的言论与该团体及加利福尼亚州阿拉米达市领导人于10月13日举办的庆祝活动同时发生，该活动标志着“阿拉米达崛起”——该市首个保证收入试点项目——的完成。市政府工作人员于10月6日向阿拉米达市议会提交了该项目的最终24个月评估报告。
"The U.S. is unaffordable for almost all of us," Tubbs said. "Yet, so many solutions about affordability focus on the importance of long-term solutions, like building more affordable housing or breaking up monopolies. But people also need relief now." Tubbs' comments coincided with an Oct. 13 celebration hosted by the group and Alameda, California, city leaders marking the completion of "Rise Up Alameda," the city's first guaranteed income pilot project. City staff presented the program's final 24-month evaluation report to the Alameda City Council on Oct. 6.
阿拉米达市议会此前拨款460万美元的联邦《美国救援计划法案》（ARPA）资金用于资助该项目，该项目为期两年，向150个低收入家庭每月提供1000美元。
The Alameda City Council previously allocated $4.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to finance the program, which provided 150 low-income households with $1,000 per month over two years.
“保证收入是帮助我们最脆弱的居民实现财务稳定的有效工具，”阿拉米达市长玛丽莲·埃兹·阿什克拉夫特说。“当家庭最需要帮助时，阿拉米达推出这一关键项目，我感到非常自豪。”阿什克拉夫特还在周五向福克斯新闻数字版提供了声明。
"Guaranteed income is a proven tool to help our most vulnerable residents achieve financial stability," Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft said. "I am proud that Alameda launched this critical program when families need it most." Ashcraft also provided a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday.
“作为阿拉米达市市长，也是阿拉米达县14个城市之一的市长，我关注阿拉米达市居民的健康和福祉，”她说。
"As Mayor of the City of Alameda, one of 14 cities in Alameda County, I am focused on the health and wellbeing of residents of the City of Alameda," she said.
据该市官方网站称，该试点项目旨在“降低参与者的经济不稳定性，帮助改变围绕贫困和公共福利提供的当地叙事和认知，并帮助支持和推动关于公共福利和反贫困政策的全国性讨论”。“目前已有超过30项独立的、科学严谨的研究，包括约1万名保证收入接受者；这是有史以来针对保证收入积累的最大研究资料。在大规模实施之前，极少有政策经历如此彻底的研究，”塔布斯在周五接受福克斯新闻数字版采访时表示。
According to the city’s official site, the pilot aimed to "reduce economic instability for program participants, help to change local narratives and perceptions surrounding poverty and the provision of public benefits, and help to support and inform the national discussion regarding public benefits and anti-poverty policies." "There are now more than 30 independent, scientifically-rigorous studies, including around 10,000 recipients of guaranteed income; this is the largest body of research ever amassed on guaranteed income. Very few policies have been this studied this thoroughly before being implemented at scale," Tubbs told Fox News Digital on Friday.
他补充道：“数据很重要，但这只是我们战略的一部分。让人们听到保证收入接受者的声音，并理解这种无条件支持的真实生活影响也同样至关重要。随着生活成本危机压榨着工薪家庭，越来越多的美国人难以收支平衡，民调显示，跨党派多数人支持将保证收入作为一种干预手段。”保证收入市长联盟是由超过150名市长组成的联盟，主张直接由纳税人资助的津贴作为应对贫困和经济不安全感的工具。
He added, "Data is important, but it's only part of our strategy. It's also crucial that people hear from the recipients of guaranteed income, and understand the real life impacts of this kind of unconditional support. As the affordability crisis squeezes working families and an increasingly large majority of Americans struggle to make ends meet, polling shows a bipartisan majority support guaranteed income as an intervention." Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of more than 150 mayors, advocates for direct taxpayer-funded stipends as a tool to tackle poverty and economic insecurity.
该网络自2020年成立以来，已在全国范围内支持了数十个地方试点项目。伊利诺伊州库克县最近成为全国首个将保证现金支付作为其预算中的永久性条目的县级政府，此前曾进行了一项由ARPA资助的初步试点。
The network has supported dozens of local pilots nationwide since launching in 2020. Cook County, Illinois, recently became the first county government in the nation to make guaranteed cash payments a permanent line item in its budget following an initial ARPA-funded trial.
巴尔的摩市长支持创建纳税人资助的“婴儿基金”投票议案，以惠及新生家庭。塔布斯于2019年在斯托克顿启动了全国最早的市政现金实验之一，并长期主张联邦税收应补充低收入家庭的收入。
Tubbs launched one of the nation's earliest municipal cash experiments in Stockton in 2019 and has long maintained that federal tax dollars should supplement income for lower-income households.
然而，随着2026年12月31日用于支出大部分联邦疫情救助资金的截止日期临近，地方领导人面临着资金挑战。如果其他资金来源无法替代即将到期的援助，城市可能会出现预算缺口。
However, local leaders face funding challenges as the Dec. 31, 2026, deadline to spend most obligated federal pandemic relief funds approaches, potentially leaving cities with budget shortfalls if other funding sources do not replace the expiring aid.
与此同时，共和党州官员和保守派政策团体一直试图阻止保证收入项目。批评者认为，无条件发放会 discourage 工作，增加对政府援助的依赖，并滥用纳税人资金。
At the same time, Republican state officials and conservative policy groups have sought to block guaranteed income programs. Critics argue unconditional handouts discourage work, increase dependence on government assistance and misuse taxpayer funds.
特朗普支持的火爆派赢得亚利桑那州共和党州长初选，为高风险对决埋下伏笔。四个州——阿肯色州、爱达荷州、爱荷华州和南达科他州——已通过州法律，禁止地方政府实施无条件现金转移。类似的禁令在堪萨斯州通过后未经州长签署即生效。在得克萨斯州，州长肯·帕克斯顿成功在法庭上挑战哈里斯县的“提升哈里斯”现金计划，导致得克萨斯州最高法院阻止了直接付款。
Four states — Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, and South Dakota — have passed state laws banning local governments from administering unconditional cash transfers. A similar ban took effect in Kansas after passing without the governor's signature. In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully challenged Harris County's "Uplift Harris" cash program in court, resulting in the Texas Supreme Court blocking the direct payments.
相反，亚利桑那州民主党州长凯蒂·霍布斯否决了该州由共和党主导的立法，该立法原本将禁止市政保障收入计划。
Conversely, Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed GOP-led legislation in her state that would have barred municipal guaranteed income initiatives.