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James Collura wasn’t fulfilled in his job, so he quit and joined Ontario’s basic income pilot program.

Using his economics degree to get a job at a bank just wasn’t what Collura wanted so he quit once he signed up for the former Liberal government program we were told was supposed to be about reducing poverty.

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“I knew basic income would be psychologically and physically freeing,” Collura told the Lindsay Advocate a few months ago.

Freed from having to hold down a job, Collura has found a new purpose. He says he has joined a co-working space and is using his skills in a way that makes him happy.

Though often he isn’t charging for them.

“I work in a building full of entrepreneurs, and have been using my skills to help with event planning, posters, marketing, and social media,” Collura said.

“I’ve even painted the logos of three different businesses (soon to be four) on the walls in their office spaces. I’ve done all of it for free. Zero dollars.”