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Proponents of a guaranteed income, or universal basic income, want the federal government to ultimately provide monthly cash payments for all Americans. But cities and private donors have been piloting the idea to show that unconditional cash is a more effective tool to combat poverty than the country’s patchwork of assistance that makes poor people jump through bureaucratic hoops to pay for food, medical care, transportation, housing and heat. ....