Associated Press/Photo by Rich Pedroncelli The midsize city of Stockton, Calif., grants some residents an extra special perk: $500 a month in additional income. The money, part of a privately funded poverty-fighting experiment, allows 31-year-old Jovan Bravo to take off from his construction job every other Saturday.
“It’s made a huge difference,” Bravo said. “Just being able to spend more time with the wife and kids, it brings us closer together.”
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs formed a partnership with a local nonprofit group to provide a “universal basic income” to selected families who live below the area’s median income. Researchers are […]
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