Do Income Programs Work?

Do Income Programs Work?

A payment with no strings attached is not a concept many are used to. That’s why Stockton, California made headlines in 2019 when it started giving 125 residents who were living paycheck to paycheck $500 a month — for two years.

"I filled it out, turned it in, still thinking it was a joke because of the whole fact, who’s going to give people money, for free?" said Tomas Vargas Jr., a program recipient.

He was not the only skeptic in his hometown.But these skeptics became believers when their first monthly payment came through.The 125 recipients met an income limit and […]

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