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Mandela Barnes: “The income caps being lifted is a travesty because that is…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 38:18

And if you cannot meet those standards, you should be taken out of the system. I can tell you. But do vouchers go down or are they eliminated in the city of Milwaukee? Well, I think that The income caps being lifted is a travesty because that is what makes it a scheme. This no longer becomes a program for lower income parents to put their children. So there could be less vouchers in Milwaukee. It becomes a handout. And we can no longer. (38:18–38:24)

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Asserts that lifting income caps on voucher programs is problematic and turns it into a scheme.

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