Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.

Universal basic income has made giant strides from its origins as a utopian vision toward becoming economic reality.

Experiments have been relatively small-scale, targeting lower-income populations to control costs and boost the impact on poverty.

The concept of UBI has roots dating back centuries, with various proponents like Thomas Paine, Martin Luther King Jr., and Milton Friedman.

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