Briefing | Universal basic incomes
Arguments for a state stipend payable to all citizens are being heard more widely
|Maricá, Olten and Zurich|19 min read
THE future is a paradise of technological abundance, some say, in which paid work is optional and no one goes without. A tiny glimpse at what that future might look like is on offer in the village of Maricá, a small seaside town just a short drive from Rio de Janeiro. In December 2015 each of the town’s 150,000 residents became eligible to receive a monthly payment worth just under $3, financed with the help of Maricá’s share of Rio state’s oil royalties.
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Sighing for paradise to come”
From the June 4th 2016 edition
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