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Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs using a surprising argument: They aren't universal
Conservatives groups are attacking guaranteed basic income programs for being discriminatory.
Kenneth Niemeyer,Katie Balevic,Peter Gelling
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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed
Google's philanthropic arm is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing h…
Theron Mohamed
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Here's where funding comes from for guaranteed basic-income programs giving money with no strings attached to low-income Americans
Basic income programs in San Antonio, Austin, Denver, and Atlanta draw funding from federal relief,…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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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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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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Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached
The Texas Attorney General's office sued Houston's home county over its Uplift Harris guaranteed in…
Noah Sheidlower
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New Mexico experimented with a basic income program that gave $500 a month to immigrant families. They used the money to pay rent and secure jobs.
New Mexico gave households with mixed citizenship status $500 a month for a year. Participants saw …
Allie Kelly
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A San Antonio grandmother used guaranteed basic income to afford groceries and rent a house: 'It's changed my station in life'
Ingrid Sullivan, 48, is enrolled in San Antonio's basic-income pilot. She said it has helped her af…
Allie Kelly
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A DC basic income program is letting people choose the amount on their checks. A participant said $1,400 a month is what she needs to pay medical bills.
Deborah Ogarro Kelly, 47, receives $1,400 a month from a Washington DC basic income program. She us…
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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This college town is experimenting with giving low-income entrepreneurs and gig workers $12,672, no strings attached
A guaranteed basic-income program in Ann Arbor is giving small business owners $528 a month, no str…
Allie Kelly
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As high-paying jobs become harder to get, more Americans are looking to Uber and Lyft for extra income
Gig work like ride-hailing is becoming more popular, per a Bank of America report. A cooling job ma…
Jacob Zinkula,Noah Sheidlower
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South Dakota lawmakers want to preemptively ban 'socialist' guaranteed income program
Guaranteed basic income programs could be banned in South Dakota thanks to new bill.
Allie Kelly
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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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A year after a single mom stopped getting $500 a month through Chicago's basic income program, she's still holding down an apartment and making ends meet: 'It was every single thing that I prayed for.'
Chicago announced plans to relaunch its basic income program. A past participant shares how $500 a …
Allie Kelly
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Republican lawmakers in Iowa seek to block guaranteed basic income programs, calling them 'insane'
Republican state representatives in Iowa are trying to block guaranteed basic income plans, which t…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Texas senator says the plan to give poor residents a $500 guaranteed basic income is unconstitutional
Harris County, which includes Houston, is offering $500 guaranteed basic income payments to the are…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Houston's basic-income participants plan to spend the $500 a month on rent and groceries but the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked the program
Some Houston residents are set to start getting $500 a month in basic income for housing and grocer…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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Support like child tax credits and basic income reduces child abuse, researchers found
Doctors found that giving financial support to low-income families could lower rates of child negle…
Allie Kelly
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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.
A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly. Empl…