New documentary shines light on impact of 'guaranteed income' programs

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New documentary shines light on impact of 'guaranteed income' programs
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'$500 is not that much money, but it can make a world of difference in people's lives,' the director told CBS News.

. He said one of the film's main characters, a single mother and school bus driver, likened having cash in hand to fueling her car."Put a little gas in my tank and I'll show you how far I can go," she said in the film.

Notably, the basic income recipients shown in the film are employed in fields including nursing, social work or transportation, but don't earn enough to stay above water. "For example, we saw with the child tax credit, a nationwide experiment with guaranteed income, that child poverty fell by 40%, but we didn't renew that policy," Tubbs said."A big part of the work by this film and a big part of the work of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income is we're seeing what can happen."

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