Why free money makes you more likely to get a job

Update: 2024-05-29

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Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty policy gaining traction in Washington state.Tacoma just started its second basic income pilot, on the heels of a separate King County pilot. We sat down with Natalie Foster, the architect of more than 130 basic income pilots across the country to understand a surprising finding from King County’s basic income experiment, and what it means for the economy more broadly.

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