Results From The City That Just Gave Away Cash

A dollar sign forms one of the columns of a stately building

From Emma Peaslee / NPR: A guaranteed income pilot program in Stockton, California, resulted in improved mental health and even increased full-time employment rates. The extra cash gave recipients who were struggling with poverty the mental and financial bandwidth to apply for jobs, take a shift off for an interview, and even granted some the extra free time needed to pursue advanced degrees.

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