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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has for years now been quietly giving folks a universal basic income to see if it works.

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Sam Altman Has Been Quietly Giving Out Money for Basic Income

By Noor Al-Sibai

A study on basic income gave $750 per month to 103 homeless people in California for a year's duration, and the move had positive results.

Researchers Gave Homeless People $750 Per Month and the Results Were Incredible

By Sharon Adarlo

The city of Denver, Colorado gave out monthly payments from $50 to $1,000 to 800 unhoused residents, and the results were promising.

Denver Gave Homeless People $1,000 Per Month and It Got Them Off the Streets and Working Full-Time

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness

Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness

By Victor Tangermann

Andrew Yang is officially running for mayor of New York City on a campaign that promises to bring universal basic income to the city.

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Andrew Yang Proposes Basic Income For New York City

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, the first-ever government-backed universal basic income experiment in Finland led to recipients being "more satisfied."

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Study: Two-Year Basic Income Pilot Led to “More Satisfied” Lives

By Victor Tangermann

Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing a bill that would pay Americans $2,000 a month for six months during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Congress Proposes Paying Americans $2,000 Per Month

By Victor Tangermann

In an Easter letter, Pope Francis urged that "this may be the time to consider a universal basic wage" to support those hit hardest by the pandemic.

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The Pope Just Endorsed Universal Basic Income

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, a Canadian basic income pilot project from 2017 was a huge success, with people living healthier, more productive lives.

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Given Basic Income, People Kept Working and Got Healthier

By Victor Tangermann

Four Japanese people agreed to give up their privacy and let cameras record their every move at home for a month for 200,000 yen, or $1,830.

This Company Is Paying People $1,830 to Film Them Constantly

By Kristin Houser

An experiment in California tested how people would spend a universal basic income, and found that most spent it on food, utility bills and clothing.

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Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

By Natalie Coleman

Andrew Yang says it's too late to stop some of the effects of climate change, and we should all migrate uphill to avoid floods.

Yang’s Climate Plan: “Start Moving Our People to Higher Ground”

By Dan Robitzski

An analysis of 16 basic income projects concluded that giving people free money simply wouldn't be sustainable for any nation in the long term.

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Huge Analysis Finds “No Evidence” Basic Income Is Sustainable

By Kristin Houser

Andrew Yang’s Goal: Steer Us Away From a Bleakly Dystopian Future

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Andrew Yang’s Goal: Steer Us Away From a Bleakly Dystopian Future

By Victor Tangermann

A two-year universal basic income study in Finland concluded that in 2017, those who received payments worked the same amount and were healthier overall.

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Study: Universal Basic Income Won’t Make People Work Less

By Victor Tangermann

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to expand the state's tax refund for low-income families and start paying it on a monthly basis.

California Could Soon Give Low-Income Residents a Monthly Check

By Dan Robitzski