A 29-year-old mayor gave his city’s poorest residents $500 a month. Here’s how they spent the money.

A 29-year-old mayor gave his city’s poorest residents $500 a month. Here’s how they spent the money.

When Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs suggested giving residents in his California city $500 a month with no strings attached, he wasn’t floating a new idea. The system of paying someone for being alive — now known as universal basic income — stretches back to th…
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