Atlanta city leaders are planning pilot programs that will give cash directly to small groups of low-income residents in hopes of lifting them out of poverty.
The idea behind guaranteed income programs is to alleviate poverty, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Pilot projects have taken off in cities from Los Angeles and Stockton, California, to Columbia, South Carolina, the newspaper reported.
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