European Citizen's Initiative for Unconditional Basic Income
As a middle class Spaniard, these are a few things that stand out about my country&#x27;s economy:<p>1) Unemployment rate is very high (16%+)<p>2) Under 25 unemployment is extremely high (40%+)<p>3) Inequality is very high, with 10M+ people struggling to make ends meet<p>4) The country lacks affordable housing (property and rent are expensive when compared to salaries)<p>Some areas of Spain have implemented different forms of basic income for decades now (these usually go by names such as &#x27;renta de gastos esenciales&#x27;, &#x27;renta de ingresos&#x27;, etc).<p>I have lived in two of those areas and I can say that this form of income only mitigates poverty and improves quality of life slightly. You don&#x27;t just get rid of the four points I mentioned above.