As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

AI could also raise public‑sector productivity, particularly in areas such as healthcare and education, reducing the state’s expenditure burden. In combination, faster productivity growth and a ...

It’s a straightforward thought, and, at first glance, it seems reasonable: replace Social Security with a universal basic income (UBI). It not only could help lower-income retirees live more ...

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As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

A German study found basic income recipients continued working despite monthly payments. The study challenges claims that basic income discourages work and promotes dependency. The idea of a basic ...

The idea of guaranteed income programs has been around for decades, but it wasn’t until one of the country’s first guaranteed income programs launched in Stockton in 2019 that the idea began gaining ...