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Universal basic income
Cambridge expands guaranteed income program to all eligible families
Jul 24, 2023
Cities around the country have been using some of their COVID relief funding to pilot guaranteed income programs. Cambridge is the first to expand it to all eligible families.
Programs pilot guaranteed income for artists
Jul 5, 2022
Most guaranteed income programs are geared at disadvantaged populations. These are tied to people's work.
Does universal basic income discourage work? Maybe not, new data says.
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Soderstrom
and Rose Conlon
Apr 7, 2021
We're learning more about what happens when the government gives people money without conditions.
The need for an equity-based universal basic income
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Aug 21, 2020
José Quiñonez says a targeted, data-driven system will help us during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Universal basic income, blockchain and more: Reimagining the next decade
Aug 18, 2020
"If people don't have money in their pockets, then this type of economy that we have can't work," says Wharton professor Mauro Guillén.
The Economy Reimagined, Part 1: Dealing with Inequality
by
David Brancaccio
and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
Amid the wreckage of 2020, are there opportunities to fix what was already broken, including the system of human relationships we call the economy?
What if COVID-19 checks were a regular occurrence?
Jun 24, 2020
"You just get a much bigger fiscal bang for the buck," says Mark Blyth, the economics professor and author of "Angrynomics."
For public good, not for profit.
Universal basic income was a fringe idea. Then the COVID-19 pandemic happened.
Apr 6, 2020
Americans earning up to $75,000 are about to receive $1,200. Could this be the future?
COVID-19 relief: Direct checks and a 90-day tax extension
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 17, 2020
"Americans need cash now," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says at a press conference.
California city experiments with guaranteed income of $500 per month
by
Sammy Caiola
Nov 4, 2019
Supporters of the pilot program say it's a step toward economic equality.