It’s Basic , a deeply moving new documentary about universal basic income, shows the shocking thing people do when the government hands them money with no strings attached: They help other people.
The film, which premiered at Tribeca Festival last night and arrives at the Provincetown International Film Festival this week , follows several recipients of $500 to $1,000 monthly payments handed out in cities across the country, from Los Angeles to St. Paul, Minnesota, to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Almost all of the recipients, it turns out, are in the business of helping other people: Several are parents struggling to make ends […]
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