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Why are so many North American and European countries restricting immigrants?
Canada and Australia have implemented new immigration restrictions affecting low-wage workers and i…
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A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households
The HOMES Act would cap rent at 25% of tenants' incomes, and offer homebuyers affordable mortgages.
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan
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Corporations raised $16 million to oppose Oregon's universal basic income plan. They won.
Voters opposed an Oregon ballot measure that would have given $1,600 annually to all state resident…
Allie Kelly
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Thailand plans to give $275 cash handouts to 50 million low-income citizens
Thailand plans to spend $13.7 billion giving cash handouts to 50 million people in a bid to stimul…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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An Iowa basic income project gives low-income residents $500 a month. They say it helps them make rent and buy food.
Iowa lawmakers recently voted to ban basic income programs. But one such program says it'll continu…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A basic income program funded by descendants of slave owners provides $1,000 a month as a form of reparations
The descendants of slave owners are funding a basic income program in Louisiana that they view as a…
Katie Balevic
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The top countries US retirees are flocking to
More retirees are collecting Social Security from abroad. Many are flocking to places like Japan an…
Juliana Kaplan
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Bhutan is known for prizing happiness. Its people also work longer than any other country.
Despite Bhutan's reputation for putting happiness above GDP, its people work longer than anywhere e…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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China's economy is still stuck in low gear
China's economy continues to face headwinds from a slowing real estate sector, with property invest…
Kelly Cloonan
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More countries are openly flaunting their ties with Putin. They say it's just business.
Heavily-sanctioned Russia has been on a foreign policy blitz, with President Vladimir Putin meeting…
Huileng Tan
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Why Japan is one of the only countries that isn't fed up with housing costs
Some experts have pointed to Japan, where housing costs are lower than peer countries, as a potenti…
Jacob Zinkula,Eliza Relman,Ma…
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Illinois is launching a basic income pilot for 400 families in the child welfare system in the hopes of reducing maltreatment
Illinois' guaranteed basic income program will give no-strings-attached cash to families in the chi…
Allie Kelly
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Thousands of homes on $1 land: The new housing crisis solution sweeping the country
The two candidates for president might agree on a housing policy that could bring down home prices …
Eliza Relman
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Low-income Americans wait years to get housing vouchers that are often impossible to use. Fixing the system could mean more funding and less red tape.
Just 60% of voucher recipients nationwide actually use their vouchers to secure housing, which show…
Eliza Relman
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Budget A-Z, for the GenZ: A fun and handy guide for major terms around upcoming Union Budget
From fiscal deficit to GDP, understand key terms to navigate the financial landscape and make the m…
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Budget 2024: Here's what India's elderlies want
If any amount you receive from NPS is reinvested in the annuity plan, it remains tax-exempt. Howeve…
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Financial constraints often trap domestic violence victims. Los Angeles thinks a basic income is a solution.
A basic income pilot in LA not only improved food and housing security, it helped people leave abus…
Katie Balevic,Kenneth Niemeyer
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Sacramento has approved a plan to give low-income Black and Native American families $725 a month, no strings attached
Sacramento County officials approved the guaranteed-basic-income program as part of a plan to addre…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A boomer from Texas retired in Panama for the low cost of living and lifestyle. She said it feels like 'Christmas every day.'
Saundra Lohr, 68, retired in Panama after living in Texas. She loves the quality of life and afford…
John Towfighi
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An Australian boomer retired in Thailand on an $18,000 annual pension. He saves almost half his income and can still travel the world.
John Walker, 73, moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand from Australia in 2019. The cost of living is so low…