Paul Solman, “Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining support in Switzerland.”

[Ginny Holbert]

SUMMARY: The U.S. Public Broadcasting System has run a 9-minute piece on Basic Income in its show News Hour. The “Making Sense” economics correspondent reports on the Swiss basic income referendum and explains that the idea is gaining traction across party lines in the US, although proponents differ about how and if a basic income guarantee would work.

Paul Solman, “Idea of paying citizens a yearly stipend is gaining support in Switzerland.” PBS Newshour, April 7, 2014