Early Grave
Participants in a canceled basic income trial aren’t giving up the money without a fight.
In April 2017, Ontario, Canada, announced plans to launch a basic income experiment. It was supposed to last for three years, but Ontario canceled it after just one — and now several of the project’s participants have filed a class-action lawsuit against the province for the hardship that early cancellation has allegedly caused them. Syke In Ontario’s basic income project, 4,000 residents were told they’d each receive up to C$17,000 (US$12,733) per year for three years, no strings attached. The purpose: to test […]
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