would buy alcohol or drugs. we didn t find any evidence of that. nakell said most of them spend money on food, home improvements and education. every dollar spent grew to a half times in the local economy. to him it is a message that we need to be more trusting of the poor and ex-for the concept of universal basic income, the idea popularized by presidential candidate andrew yang. he gave $1000 in cash to families on the edge and found it made a big difference. small amounts of cash can help household on the edge of subsistence avoid painful choices and avoid setting off cycles of poverty. studies show 57% of u.s. families don t have enough cash to cover a $500 unexpected expense. in the bay area where the margin is so small families can easily lose their footing because of a car crash parking ticket or healthcare. that is something in the richest society in human history it is really unacceptable. rural kenya is far from life here and miguel says when it comes to g