Lorrine Paradela, a 45-year-old single mother, participated in a basic-income pilot in Stockton, California. Nick Otto/AFP/Getty Images In Stockton, California, 125 residents got $500 per month, no strings attached, for two years. After a year, full-time employment among them had increased, and depression and anxiety had decreased. The experiment ended in January but has inspired other mayors to launch more basic-income pilots. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Michael Tubbs didn't see much risk in giving money to his city's poorest residents, no strings attached.

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