2,000 randomly selected unemployed people in Finland received just over $600 a month.

Study: Two-year basic income pilot led to "more satisfied" lives

Basic Income

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

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

The topic of a universal basic income is now more relevant than ever.

"Americans need sustained cash infusions for the duration of this crisis in order to come out on the other side alive, healthy, and ready to get back to work."

Congress proposes paying Americans $2,000 per month

Aim High

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

"A one-time, $1,200 dollar check isn't going to cut it."

"It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so human and so Christian, of no worker without rights."

The Pope just endorsed universal basic income

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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.

The Pope Just Endorsed Universal Basic Income

Andrew Yang's response: "Wow."

"Many of those who continued working were actually able to move to better jobs."

Given basic income, people kept working and got healthier

Regular exercise at the gym, three days a week

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

Given Basic Income, People Kept Working and Got Healthier

But then the government scrapped the entire program.

If a robot steals your job, this might be how you earn a living.

This company is paying people $1,830 to film them constantly

Cost of Living

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

Cameras will record them everywhere but the bathroom for an entire month.

They didn't use it for frivolous purchases, like some critics argued they would.

Basic income recipients spent the money on “literal necessities”

Essentials First

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.

Basic Income Recipients Spent the Money on “Literal Necessities”

Most of the money went toward food, utility bills, and even donations.

"It's over, climate change! I have the high ground!"

Yang's climate plan: "start moving our people to higher ground"

King Of The Hill

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”

"We are too late. We are 10 years too late."

Nations would be better off improving public services, say the report's authors.

Huge analysis finds "no evidence" basic income is sustainable

Temporary Fix

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.

Huge Analysis Finds “No Evidence” Basic Income Is Sustainable

UBI couldn't help any nation over the long term, a new report concludes.

"The path from here to figuring it out is fraught with a lot of misery and suffering."

Andrew Yang's goal: steer us away from a bleakly dystopian future

Yang Gang

In a bleak profile by The Verge, 2020 presidential hopeful Andrew Yang lays out his grim vision of the future — if automation remains unchecked.

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

Is the presidential hopeful the answer to a rapid decline in financial security and mental health?

"Those in the test group experienced significantly fewer problems related to health, stress and ability to concentrate than those in the control group."

Study: universal basic income won't make people work less

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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