Why we’re optimistic about the potential Scottish Basic Income pilots
The potential Basic Income pilots in Scotland have the time and resources that other recent pilots have appeared to lack.
The potential Basic Income pilots in Scotland have the time and resources that other recent pilots have appeared to lack.
At CBINS we believe in giving voice to as many as possible, so we would like to hear from anyone who feels a basic income could benefit them.
When discussing basic income it is easy to get lost in ideological and political discussion, or economics on a macro scale, forgetting the most important factor: people’s daily lives. Here we have an exclusive, honest and detailed account from someone who has participated in a basic income pilot, and the ways in which it impacted his life.
Want to get rid of poverty, lessen inequality and provide financial stability in a world of precarious work? Well, why not simply give everyone enough money to ensure basic sustenance?