‘Free Money’ Review: There’s No Such Thing as Cash for Nothing (Or Is There?)

‘Free Money’ Review: There’s No Such Thing as Cash for Nothing (Or Is There?)

TIFF: Sam Soko and Lauren DeFilippo deliver a swift and succinct dystopian documentary about a scheme that seemed too good to be true.

“Free Money” What if a company promised to give you money, every month for twelve years, free of charge and without working? The humble people in the modest Kenyan village of Kogutu, are initially (and understandably) worried about what strings are attached when NGO workers for the charity GiveDirectly arrive offering $22 a month for the next twelve years to any resident over the age of 18. The money, a universal basic income, promises to change […]

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