Volunteers picked to star in a new documentary film will get $250 a week for two years to use however they please. That’s $26,000 total over the course of 24 months. The only catch is that recipients must allow moviemakers to follow them around periodically throughout the experiment.
The movie is the brainchild of two filmmakers, Deia Schlosberg and Conrad Shaw , who want to test the concept of a universal basic income (UBI) —the idea that everyone gets a flat salary, regardless of employment or wealth.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise $50,000 to pay for the first […]
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