Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs across the country. Lawyers and lawmakers want to block basic income programs in Texas, California, and elsewhere. Many of them argue the ...

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Universal basic income was once thought politically impossible. Then came Andrew Yang and COVID-19. Basic income programs are now gaining traction, offering payments to struggling families. Many ...

The study measured the spending habits of 1,000 participants against a control group of 2,000 that was given $50 each month. Recipients of the $1,000 cash payments reported a modest decrease in ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

AI is making ever more jobs obsolete. The solution from Silicon Valley? A universal paycheck, no work required. Technology titans including Elon Musk and Sam Altman see a future flush with wealth ...

The idea of a universal basic income—a taxpayer-funded minimum monthly payment meant to reduce poverty and improve opportunity—is alluring. That’s especially true for low-income mothers of newborns.

Recent concern about the uncertain impacts of artificial intelligence has fueled renewed discussion of universal basic income (UBI). As in the past, much of the conversation depicts UBI as a policy ...

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...