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The plot of a new Fox animated comedy series is about a guy who gets a $3,000 monthly 'universal basic income'

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Character Mark Hoagies from the upcoming animated
"Universal Basic Guys" on Fox satirizes universal basic income programs. It will air in the fall.

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Georgia gave low-income Black women $20,000 over 2 years. A participant said the money helped her afford day care and pay bills.

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A basic income program in Atlanta gave low-income Black women $850 a month, no-strings-attached.

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YouTube star MrBeast doubles down on cash giveaways with $200,000 donation to a universal basic income program

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Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson.

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This state just inched closer to giving every resident a $750 universal basic income each year with no strings attached

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Republicans worry that basic income programs grant an edge to their Democratic supporters.
Oregon could be the first state to vote on an expansive universal basic income program.

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Anthropic CEO says we need to think bigger than a universal basic income if we want to solve the AI inequality problem

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks universal basic income isn't going to cut it.

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Elon Musk predicts universal basic income will take off once AI replaces workers. Read his 8 best quotes about UBI.

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Elon Musk

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South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say

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Nelson Mandela features on the 100 rand note.

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An Iowa basic income project gives low-income residents $500 a month. They say it helps them make rent and buy food.

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A basic income program in central Iowa says people mostly spend the $500 monthly payments on food.

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Conservatives are fighting guaranteed basic income programs using a surprising argument: They aren't universal

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Conservatives are arguing that basic income programs .

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AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton says he's 'very worried' about AI taking jobs and has advised the British government to adopt a universal basic income

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Geoffrey Hinton believes the government needs to establish a universal basic income.

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