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universal basic income no strings attached

What If Cash Handouts Have No Strings Attached?

In a new March 2021 report, we found out the results for the first year of Stockton’s UBI experiment. Recently too, the impact of Rwanda’s cash distribution was in the news. Last year we looked at Rwanda and Stockton. Today,…

economic news roundup and cash transfers

Income Inequality

Deciding When To Give Cash

At home and in developing nations, we can ask if the best way to fight poverty is by giving goods and services or through cash transfers.

CEO inflation expectations

Taxes and Spending

Where a Universal Basic Income Was Successful

An idea that has been around for hundreds of years, the universal basic income has only recently become an experiment in Stockton, California.