She's also a participant in Georgia's guaranteed basic income pilot called In Her Hands. Compared to non-participants, women receiving basic income were more able to afford bills and pay down debt. Many parents also spent some of their basic income on activities for their children, like summer camp or cheerleading dues. A basic income program providing $1,000 a month to pregnant Black women in San Francisco was sued last year. Have you benefited from a guaranteed basic income program?

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