; Mr. Hughes applied and talked his way into a scholarship. “The guaranteed income as an idea is so simple that oftentimes people just sort of skip over the power of cash itself,” Mr. Hughes said. Mr. Hughes was inspired by the organization’s ideals, and he started to wonder whether a similar model could work domestically. What followed was a media maelstrom, and a little over a year later, unable to turn the publication’s profits around, Mr. Hughes sold the magazine. Mr. Hughes is aware that his proposal is far-reaching.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 19:52 UTC