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OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new idea for a universal basic income

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supports a riff on UBI he calls "universal basic compute."

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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

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A rainbow over San Francisco Bay.

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Seattle gave low-income residents $500 monthly payments with no strings attached. Some got new housing and employment rates nearly doubled.

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A view of the Seattle skyline.

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Texas AG sues county over Houston-area guaranteed income program giving participants $500 a month no strings attached

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called Uplift Harris an "unlawful" program.

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A new Houston-area basic income program sending out $500 a month to residents with no strings attached had an acceptance rate lower than Harvard or Yale

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Uplift Harris recently selected nearly 2,000 participants out of over 82,000 applicants.

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Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.

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A universal basic income is paid to all, regardless of wealth or employment status.

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A Georgia basic income program is giving Black women $850 a month. They say it helps them pay bills and reduce debt.

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A guaranteed income program in Atlanta gives low-income Black women $850 monthly.

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Why Republicans are fighting the basic-income programs many cities and states are adopting: 'Is money a birthright now?'

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Phoenix, Arizona.

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Arlington, Virginia, gave $500 to low-income families no strings attached. It helped them catch up on bills, but many still struggle to afford housing.

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Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia.

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Arlington, Virginia gave people $500 a month. They worked less overtime and pursued education instead, a report found.

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Arlington, Virginia.

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