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2 participants in Denver's basic-income experiment say it's helped them buy a car, rent an apartment, and turn their lives around

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Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both were participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.
Dia Broncucia and Justin Searls both are participants in the Denver Basic Income Project.

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Universal basic income improved lives in rural Canada when they tried it in the '70s. Here's why the program got scrapped.

Tech Insider : Economy
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A rural Canadian town gave all its residents a guaranteed annual income for three years. It improved their educational and health outcomes, one expert says.

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Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.

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A man walks past a homeless encampment in Denver, Colorado.

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DeepMind founder says governments need to compensate 'serious number of losers' who will be left jobless due to AI

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Mustafa Suleyman.

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Some pregnant people in Philadelphia are about to get $1,000 a month in what the mayor is calling a 'pro-life' program

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called a new program giving cash to pregnant people "pro-life."

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An undocumented worker was able to pay rent because he got $2,000 as part of a UBI-like program that will now be permanent for Coloradans who lose their jobs

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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Denver's forthcoming "Benefit Recovery Fund," a permanent "wage-replacement" program for undocumented workers, is the first of its kind in the country.

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