Birmingham gave single mothers $375 monthly for a year, no strings attached. Participants felt more financially stable, but 'losing the money hurt.'

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A guaranteed basic income program in Birmingham, Alabama gave 110 single mothers $375 a month for a year.

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A boomer lives on $1,800 monthly in Social Security and worries about her future: 'What am I going to do?'

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Ann Miller, 78, (not pictured) lives in a small town in Washington with her dog. She struggles to get by on her Social Security income.

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Meet the new moms using up to $700 in monthly basic income to afford childcare. It could be the answer to helping parents stay employed.

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Some parents say guaranteed basic income helped them afford childcare, allowing them to secure jobs and promotions at work.

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A New York basic income participant used his monthly $1,000 to pay bills and launch a nonprofit

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Kenneth McQueen, 35, used his guaranteed basic income to pay bills and launch a rollerskating nonprofit.

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Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families

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Philadelphia's latest guaranteed basic income program will give $1,000 a month to pregnant people, no strings attached.

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A boomer gets just $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver: 'I don't see myself being able to retire, but I'm grateful and healthy'

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Emma Echols (not pictured) receives $1,056 a month in Social Security and has to supplement that income with her part-time bus driver job.

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Artists in New York got $1,000 monthly through a basic income program. One participant used the money to pay bills and afford healthcare.

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Jacinta Burnell, 52, is an artist in New York and a participant in a guaranteed basic income program.

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Billionaire Ray Dalio thinks universal basic income is no magic wand — and may even do more harm than good

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates.

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A California city is giving new parents $500 a month. It's one of a growing number of basic income pilots focused on families.

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Pomona, California is $500 a month to parents with children under 4 years old.

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Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.

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UBI is no longer just a utopian vision.

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