A $15,000 basic income lottery promised free money for a year – then the checks stopped coming

A $15,000 basic income lottery promised free money for a year - then the checks stopped coming

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A $15,000 basic income lottery promised free money for a year – then the checks stopped coming Dan Moyle/flickr Dan Moyle/flickr On May 31, 2016, a San Francisco-based nonprofit called My Basic Income held a lottery to find one lucky person to receive $1,250 a month for a full year – a total of $15,000 – no strings attached.But just over a year since that lottery was held, the winner has only received five out of the 12 checks that were promised, and there is no sign a second lottery will happen anytime soon.Modeled after […]

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