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Cepia Harper recieved $850 a month for two years from an Atlanta basic income program. She earned a teaching certification and built savings, but is back to working multiple jobs. US cities have run hundreds of programs offering no-strings-attached cash to low-income families. Cepia Harper starts her day at dawn, commuting to her job as a middle school teacher in Atlanta's morning rush. After lecturing about thesis statements, the 43-year-old grades papers, tidies up her classroom, then clocks into her second shift selling sneakers at Nike from about 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The two roles keep Harp