Last week, Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka announced his intent to pursue a universal basic income program for his city’s residents. He’ll launch a pilot program to test the idea. The idea of giving ...
Guaranteed basic income (GBI) programs have become a trend across the U.S. in recent years with more than 100 GBI pilots launched since 2018. Fox News Digital last week spoke with Michael D. Tubbs, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York City is one of many areas across the country offering guaranteed basic income to low-income residents.joSon/Getty Images ...
In the spring of 2022, Tydricka Lewis finally bought a car that started every time she asked it to and no longer left her stranded. Her 2020 Nissan Rogue was essential to her new job as a peer-support ...
Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.
Republican lawmakers from various states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs. These programs typically provide $500 to $1,000 monthly payments to low-income Americans for 1-2 years.
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 ...
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The House Republican budget plan would eviscerate Medicaid and food assistance and shift resources toward the wealthiest Americans. Earlier today, House Republicans unveiled the final parts of their ...
Many governments pay pensions to elderly people, or unemployment benefits to those who lose their jobs, or child benefits to families. Cash transfers to households are common in most countries. What ...