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Give poor people a guaranteed income and let them spend it however they please
Why we should trust people to use cash aid without restrictions.
By Rebecca Ruiz
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How to actually give people free money: The messy reality of UBI
With universal basic income (UBI) on everyone's lips, the process of reliably and consistently transferring cash remains surprisingly complex.
By Jack Morse
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Universal Basic Income is older than you think, but coronavirus gave it wings
COVID-19 has made some kind of UBI inevitable. But history suggests the blowback will be strong. And can we do something about that name?
By Chris Taylor
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Everything you need to know about Universal Basic Income
So, you just...give people cash?
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