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Nick Abrantes walks after purchased three pairs of shoes during a phased reopening from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

Canadian universal basic income experiment has been life-changing for those unemployed amid coronavirus 

June 16, 2020Economics

One economist calls it a “modern policy for a modern labor market.”

Protesters dressed as robots demand a basic income

Swiss voters reject a plan to give everyone a guaranteed basic income

May 20, 2016Economics
Five cent coins are pictured in the air in front of the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland, during an event organised by the committee that delivered 126,000 signatures to the parliament to propose a minimum monthly disposal household income of CHF 2,500

$2750 a month for every adult, guaranteed? Switzerland’s considering it

October 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

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