What happened when people in this upstate New York town started getting monthly $500 checks

What happened when people in this upstate New York town started getting monthly $500 checks

For many New York City residents, the town of Hudson, about 120 miles north along the Hudson River, is an idyllic getaway spot with boutique hotels, art galleries, and access to nature trails.

But the reality for some of the town’s 6,000 residents is quite different. At 23%, Hudson’s poverty rate is twice the national average. Hudson mirrors the plight of many American small towns, where booming manufacturing has given way to service-industry jobs, which come and go according to a shaky economy, especially during the pandemic. So, Hudson seemed like a representative place in which to conduct a guaranteed […]

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