First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Image: Flickr/Ninian Reid Scotland joins the growing list of countries looking to test a basic income.
On Tuesday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out her party’s political plans for the next year. Among the many commitments, which include sending an aid package to every new parent in the country going forward, is a promise to fund local experiments in implementing a basic income in Scotland.
A basic income for citizens is an old idea that’s gaining renewed traction as governments prepare for a future when robots are doing much of today’s menial […]
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