Berlin startup out to prove universal basic income is workable

Berlin startup out to prove universal basic income is workable

"Everyone sleeps more soundly and no one become a layabout," Bohmeyer said of his beneficiaries. Recipients’ experiences range from a welcome spell without financial worries to major turning points in their lives.

"Without day-to-day pressures, you can be more creative and try things out," Valerie Rupp told public broadcaster ARD in a recent interview. In 2009, the German parliament flatly rejected a petition from some 50,000 Germans demanding a universal income. Nevertheless, some 40 percent of the public still think it’s a good idea, according to a survey last June by pollsters Emnid.

Supporters have formed a […]

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