Discover how Universal Basic Income (UBI) aims to reduce poverty and adapt to automation by providing regular, unconditional ...

One progressive idea that predates AI is gaining traction in unusual corners: a government-backed universal basic income for ...

Yolo County's guaranteed income program helped with immediate needs but did not lead to long-term financial independence, a ...

This age-old strategy for tackling poverty has been getting a lot of attention recently, with stagnating economies and the growing automation of labour worldwide. In Europe, Finland started sending ...

Bill Glod surveys Matt Zwolinski and Miranda Perry Fleischer’s defense of a universal basic income that would replace most ...

An experiment with 'free money' in Finland proved a failure nine years ago, when a landmark trial found that unemployed workers are 'no better or worse' at finding a job if they receive a guaranteed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The German study found that people receiving a universal basic income felt they had more time to spend with their partners, ...

Universal basic income — or "free money" for everyone, without needing to work for it — might feel like an unrealistic dream. But economists have been seriously reflecting on its advantages and ...

It was 7 a.m. on a warm August morning and Voycetta White had just finished an eight hour shift at the Best Western Vancouver, where she works as a night auditor. By 8 a.m., she would need to be at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a nationwide pilot program for a guaranteed basic income. The 3-year experiment would give ...

A group of Democratic lawmakers wants to test a new kind of social safety net: a monthly paycheck provided by the federal government to spend however you want. New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman ...

(CNN) — A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments. Universal basic income, also known ...