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

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

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Los Angeles gave families $1,000 a month in the biggest basic income pilot in the country. Now the results are in.

Tech Insider : Economy
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Direct cash payments improved recipients' home lives.

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AI risks destroying jobs. Tech leaders think they have the answer.

Tech Insider : Economy
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The director of Sam Altman's basic income study says one of the most interesting results was an increased interest in starting a business

Tech Insider : Economy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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Thailand plans to give $275 cash handouts to 50 million low-income citizens

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has high hopes for the country's universal basic income program.
Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has a simple but pricey solution to the country's economic woes: Give everyone cash.

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

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics
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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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Sam Altman's basic-income study is out. Here's what it found.

Tech Insider : Economy
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Judge halts $500 monthly basic income payments for low-income St. Louis families after conservative challenge

Tech Insider : Economy
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Two St. Louis residents are suing to halt the city's guaranteed basic income program.

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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.

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics
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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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A basic income program helped struggling kids enjoy huge success — and even become Olympians

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
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Laura Coman is an Olympic sport shooter and basic income recipient.

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