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

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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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Sam Altman's basic-income study is out. Here's what it found.

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A basic income program helped struggling kids enjoy huge success — and even become Olympians

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Laura Coman is an Olympic sport shooter and basic income recipient.

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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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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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Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says

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Dave Ramsey.

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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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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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