A pilot program in the Hudson Valley is handing out $500 monthly checks for an entire year.
According to NBC News, the checks are part of a grand experiment to see what would happen if people are automatically guaranteed enough money to make a basic living. The universal basic income payments are being handed out to 100 people in Ulster County who aren’t necessarily poor but qualify for the checks based on their current income.
The program is giving out $500 monthly payments for an entire year to people who make less than $46,900 annually. Locally, that number was chosen because […]
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