It is ingrained in people that you should be able to make ends meet if you’re working. But we’re seeing a shift to the idea that being able to meet your basic needs is a right.
Jim Pugh, a co-founder of the Universal Income Project, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for universal basic income, the idea that giving everyone cash -- regardless of their level of employment or pay -- without strings attached will help reduce income inequality and poverty.
Jim Pugh, a co-founder of the Universal Income Project, a San Francisco-based group that advocates for universal basic income, the idea that giving everyone cash -- regardless of their level of employment or pay -- without strings attached will help reduce income inequality and poverty.