Birmingham gave single mothers $375 monthly for a year, no strings attached. Participants felt more financially stable, but 'losing the money hurt.'

Birmingham gave single mothers $375 monthly for a year, no strings attached. Participants felt more financially stable, but ‘losing the money hurt.’

2024-08-21

Birmingham gave single mothers $375 monthly for a year, no strings attached. Participants felt more financially stable, but ‘losing the money hurt.’

https://www.businessinsider.com/alabama-basic-income-single-mothers-afford-childcare-bills-birmingham-2024-8

by lurker_bee

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Economy

2 comments

JimC29 says:

2024-08-21 at 20:46

Paywalled OP. Does this mean these temporary basic income prog are a bad idea?
rwandb-2 says:

2024-08-21 at 21:45

Give me free money and I’ll feel better, too.

The problem is, it’s not really free, someone (you) has to work and pay for my free money.

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