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A California city gave some residents $500 monthly stipends. Here's the breakdown of how they spent the money over one year.
Most of the monthly stipends went toward food and merchandise. Less than 1% was spent on alcohol or…
Aria Bendix
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A California city gave some residents $500 per month. After a year, their unemployment rate had dropped, while the control group's rose.
The group that didn't receive the stipends saw unemployment rise from 14% in February 2019 to 15% i…
Aria Bendix
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A California city gave some residents $500 per month. After a year, the group wound up with more full-time jobs and less depression.
Unemployment among basic-income recipients in Stockton, California, dropped to 8% in February 2020 …
Aria Bendix
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Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey just donated $15 million to fund basic-income pilot projects in at least 9 US cities
Dorsey's investment will help cities like Pittsburgh and Los Angeles launch their basic-income prog…
Aria Bendix
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, will give some residents $500 per month for the next year and a half in a seminal basic-income pilot
The Saint Paul city council voted on Wednesday to approve funding for a basic-income trial. The mon…
Aria Bendix
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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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Over 100 basic-income pilots have run in US cities. Now states are getting creative to fund no-strings-attached cash payments.
The success of over 100 local GBI pilots in the US provides insight into future state-level policy.
Allie Kelly
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America's poverty line is letting millions slip through the cracks here's how we could fix it
Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make a…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlowe…
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Email database leak reveals dozens of military members, government employees, and academic personnel are active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
The Sons of Confederate Veterans email database contained 71 military, 46 government, and 204 schoo…
Morgan Keith
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Chicago just approved one of the US's largest basic-income pilots: $500 monthly payments for 5,000 people
Participants in the Chicago pilot will be chosen at random, but individuals must earn less than $35…
Aria Bendix
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The 29-year-old mayor giving his city's poorest residents $500 a month says early results make him 'even more confident' in his basic-income trial
Nearly 70% of the participants receiving a monthly stipend in Stockton are women. The researchers b…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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A 29-year-old mayor is giving his city's poorest residents $500 per month. He thinks his policy could work on a national scale.
The act is not so different from the current earned income tax credit (EITC), which delivers a tax …
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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Baltimore will give out $1,000 monthly no-strings-attached checks to young parents for 2 years
Lower-income residents, especially young parents, "really need this now more than ever," Mayor Bran…
Juliana Kaplan,Jason Lalljee
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A 29-year-old mayor gave his city's poorest residents $500 a month. Here's how they spent the money.
When Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs suggested giving residents in his California city $500 a month wi…
Aria Bendix
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A 28-year-old mayor is giving his city's poorest residents $500 a month, but he thinks there are still obstacles to rolling out basic income in the US
The idea has mostly gained favor in Europe, where both Finland and Barcelona have launched basic in…
Aria Bendix
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Elon Musk tweeted his support for a universal basic income after a majority-Black coalition of mayors pledge similar schemes in 11 US cities
11 mayors are advocating for a guaranteed income policy. Elon Musk seemed to back the measure in a …
Mia Jankowicz
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A woman who gets $500 a month, no strings attached, reveals what it's like to be one of the only people in the US to get a basic income
Virginia said she spends most of the $500 on food and medicine. She has diabetes, high blood pressu…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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California's homelessness crisis is spiraling out of control. These mayors want to solve it with tiny homes, trailers, and floating apartments.
As part of this mission, the city is pursuing a pilot program, made possible by a $1 million Bloomb…
Aria Bendix
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A basic-income pilot in Florida will give formerly incarcerated people $600 per month for a year, no strings attached
Formerly incarcerated people in Florida will receive $1,000 in January 2022, then $600 per month as…
Aria Bendix
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A California city is launching the first US experiment in basic income - meet the 27-year-old mayor behind it
In a basic income system, participants get a fixed amount of money that they can use however they w…