In California, Stockton Is Running Its Own Experiment With A Universal Basic Income

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

The idea of a universal basic income could well make it onto the Democratic presidential debate stage tonight. Tech entrepreneur-turned-candidate Andrew Yang’s version, the freedom dividend, suggests giving a thousand dollars a month to every American adult. It might seem like a gimmick, but one American city is running its own version of the experiment. From member station KQED, Lily Jamali reports from Stockton, Calif.

LILY JAMALI: Since February, Zohna Everett has been one of 125 Stockton residents receiving $500 a month, no strings attached. Her neighborhood was targeted in an experiment to help lower-income communities in Stockton. […]

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