Around 1,800 boxes of data from a 1970’s basic income experiment can be found at Library and Archives Canada in Winnipeg. – In 2017, Finland, the Netherlands, Ontario, and even Oakland, California, will all turn into mini-laboratories for basic income .
A universal basic income is a social safety net of sorts. The government cuts everybody a monthly check to meet basic needs, no conditions. Unstable jobs and automation are among the forces driving these pilot programs, but they also highlight a growing movement to make government more experimental.
Matt Zwolinski , a professor of philosophy at the University of […]
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