What Is Universal Basic Income?

Some have advocated for the U.S. to provide a universal basic income. Here's what it is and why some people aren't fans.
Fox News

Guaranteed basic income programs spread across the country: Is it coming to your city?

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, ...

She received a $12,000 basic income. 3 years later, she's a mom of six and moving to a bigger apartment.

Taniquewa Brewster, 41, received a $1000 monthly basic income in Austin. Years later, she's more financially confident and a ...

If AI Is Coming For Jobs, Is Universal Basic Income the Answer?

UBI is gaining attention as a potential response to AI-driven job loss. Guaranteed income pilot programs are showing benefits ...
Scientific American

Basic Income Gives Money without Strings. Here’s How People Spend It

In 2020, amid widespread layoffs and economic turmoil brought on by the COVID pandemic, 1,000 low-income people in Texas and Illinois won something of a lottery. They were selected to receive $1,000 ...
Cal Alumni Association

How Basic Income Programs Can Support Mental Health

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies ...
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Sam Altman put $14M into studying universal basic income. Now says it's useful, but not 'what we're really going to need for this next phase'

After spending years funding one of the most high-profile universal basic income experiments, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says the idea falls short of what the future will demand. “I no longer believe ...