From Holland to Finland to Scotland, Basic Income Could Be a Reality Across Europe

From Holland to Finland to Scotland, Basic Income Could Be a Reality Across Europe

Supporters of the Swiss referendum to add a universal basic income policy to the Swiss constitution watch as activists pour 8 million valid Swiss 5-cent coins into the Bundesplatz to celebrate gathering enough signatures in Bern, Switzerland, on October 4, 2013. (Photo: Generation Grundeinkommen )

Universal basic income is emerging as a realistic policy position across Europe. As we reported in late 2015, local authorities across the Netherlands are currently running trials to award every citizen unconditional money from the state. And this year, Finland started an experiment of 2,000 randomly selected people, all of whom currently receive out of […]

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