The city of Zurich is to become a test laboratory for an unconditional basic income. This requires a popular initiative, which Parliament has debated. The idea of an unconditional basic income keeps popping up.
Gaëtan Bally / Keystone The city of Zurich should become a pioneer. In the spring of a year ago, a committee submitted the popular initiative “Scientific Pilot Trial Basic Income”. It’s an idea that’s been popping up on the political scene for a number of years.
The idea behind it: Instead of social assistance, unemployment benefits, IV or AHV, every citizen should only receive a basic […]
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