Why Work When Progressives Give Away Free Money? | The REAL Story with Dr. Phil

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Dr. Phil McGraw

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

New York Mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams is promising another “guaranteed income” program, monthly checks—no work, no expectations, just free money. Similar programs are spreading fast from coast to coast. No question, giving someone a boost in their time of need can be a great thing. But handouts with no strings don’t lift people. They hold them down.
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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. I'm coming to you today from New York City. I'm up here doing some stuff,
0:04.8	actually near the airport, so if you hear airplanes in the background, that's because I'm at the
0:10.0	airport. And right now, they're in the middle of a big mayoral election. One you should pay
0:14.8	attention to. You're probably wondering, well, why? If I don't live in New York City, why do I care
0:19.5	about their mayoral election?
0:21.2	Well, it's the number one city in the United States.
0:23.8	They set a lot of precedents here.
0:26.2	A lot of other cities follow in their footsteps.
0:28.7	So there are some things going on that you might want to pay attention to.
0:32.3	I've made some notes.
0:33.3	So if you see me looking down, that's why.
0:35.1	I'm going to tell you a lot of things you should care about in today's real story.
0:40.7	Here's some headlines.
0:41.6	New York City mayor candidate pitches largest guaranteed income program in the United States.
0:49.1	New York mayoral candidate proposes pandemic-era monthly checks to end homelessness.
0:55.6	Now you may be thinking, hey, I want to move to New York City.
0:58.7	No, not yet.
0:59.9	Speaker Adrian Adams to propose basic income for homeless children.
1:05.0	Look, many issues in New York's mayoral race are bigger than just New York City.
1:10.7	Immigration, anti-Semitism,
1:13.2	education, these things have an impact on what happens across the country.
1:19.7	Now, Adrian Adams wants to provide guaranteed income for thousands of homeless families.
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