From boosting infant brain activity to generally improving people’s quality of life, there are many cases documenting the benefits of implementing guaranteed basic income programs. Inspired by the growing body of evidence about these benefits, a new pilot project in New Mexico … [Read more...] about New basic income pilot expands access to immigrant families
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Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot brings new evidence about the benefits of UBI
Over the last couple of years, Universal Basic Income (UBI) has become increasingly popular, with an increasing number of cases backing up the benefits of such government programs. In Finland, for instance, people who received unconditional free money on a monthly basis did not … [Read more...] about Ontario’s Basic Income Pilot brings new evidence about the benefits of UBI
Stockton UBI experiment: recipients are spending money only to cover basic needs
The first results from a Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiment in Stockton, California are in—and guess what? They’re already disproving one of the most popular arguments levied against UBI, which is that recipients will use the money on frivolous purchases. In Stockton, the … [Read more...] about Stockton UBI experiment: recipients are spending money only to cover basic needs
This California city is hosting America’s first universal basic income trial
While we have seen trials of universal basic income take place in various places around the world such as Finland and Canada, we have yet to see anything of the sort in the US—until now. In the city of Stockton, California, an experimental basic income program is underway in … [Read more...] about This California city is hosting America’s first universal basic income trial
How universal basic income can create more trust amongst the people
In February, the first report came out from Finland’s groundbreaking experiment in universal basic income, which gave 560 euros to 2,000 randomly selected unemployed people. The report showed receiving free money made recipients happier without making them any less likely to join … [Read more...] about How universal basic income can create more trust amongst the people