Kenneth McQueen, 35, used his guaranteed basic income to pay bills and launch a rollerskating nonprofit. Kenneth McQueen, 35, was a participant in Creative Rebuild New York’s guaranteed basic income pilot.
The program provided $1,000 monthly to 2,400 artists.
McQueen used the funds to support his fashion design and start a rollerskating community. Around the time that Kenneth McQueen received his first guaranteed basic income payment, he started rollerskating. The 35-year-old would zip around Riverbank State Park in his Harlem neighborhood. It was "movement therapy," and helped him cope with financial stress, he said.McQueen was a participant in Creative […]
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