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This soccer star who came from nothing has been funding universal basic income in his hometown for years
Sadio Mané gives about $76 a month to everyone in a "very poor region of Senegal" and has also fund…
Theron Mohamed
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Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.
Universal basic income is quickly gaining traction, with several trials and some famous proponents …
Theron Mohamed
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South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say
A South African program would pay too little money to too few people to qualify as universal basic …
Theron Mohamed
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YouTube star MrBeast doubles down on cash giveaways with $200,000 donation to a universal basic income program
MrBeast, known for handing cash to strangers, used his Beast Philanthropy organization to support a…
Theron Mohamed
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This state just inched closer to giving every resident a $750 universal basic income each year with no strings attached
Oregon residents may soon vote on a universal basic income program that would give every resident $…
Erin Snodgrass
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Elon Musk predicts universal basic income will take off once AI replaces workers. Read his 8 best quotes about UBI.
The Tesla and SpaceX chief predicts a "universal high income" as AI replaces workers, giving them m…
Theron Mohamed
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Kenya is experimenting with universal basic income. Here's what the US could learn about no-strings payments.
Kenya's universal basic income program, which will continue through 2030, is offering no-strings ca…
Allie Kelly
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Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says
Handing out cash with no strings attached discourages people from working and reaping the rewards o…
Theron Mohamed
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Here's an idea: a worldwide universal basic income paid for by a carbon tax. A study found that it could boost the global GDP by 130%.
A global universal basic income funded by carbon taxes could grow the global GDP by 130% while prom…
Katie Balevic
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The plot of a new Fox animated comedy series is about a guy who gets a $3,000 monthly 'universal basic income'
Fox's new animated series 'Universal Basic Guys' satirizes basic income programs. It follows two gu…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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South Africa could be the first-ever country to provide a no-strings-attached universal basic income
The African National Congress said it would create a national universal basic income program within…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Anthropic CEO says we need to think bigger than a universal basic income if we want to solve the AI inequality problem
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI will change the economy so drastically that a universal basic in…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income
Sam Altman said "universal basic compute," could potentially be more valuable than a traditional un…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton says he's 'very worried' about AI taking jobs and has advised the British government to adopt a universal basic income
Geoffrey Hinton, an early pioneer of AI technology, says people will lose jobs and advised the Brit…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Universal basic income is working even in red states
All across America, giving people free cash is reducing homelessness, increasing employment, and im…
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani
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Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.
A common question about universal basic income, or UBI, is how people spend the money, but early tr…
Theron Mohamed
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Universal basic income could be a really simple solution to homelessness, a researcher from a study that gave people $750 a month says
Findings from a new study show that a basic income plan could be a simple solution for homelessness…
Natalie Musumeci
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How universal basic income would work best — and it might not be monthly cash payments, a Nobel prize winner's new research suggests
The longest-running universal basic income study suggests a lump-sum payment, rather than monthly c…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Universal basic income improved lives in rural Canada when they tried it in the '70s. Here's why the program got scrapped.
A universal basic income program that Canada tested for three years improved families' educational …
Katie Hawkinson
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Texas state lawmaker criticizes 'universal basic income' programs: 'We can't just hand out money like popcorn on street corners'
Texas State Sen. Paul Bettencourt continues to attack a Houston area basic income plan to give low-…