The concept of the Universal Basic Income, or UBI if I can call it that, has crept onto the political agenda in Ireland and I’d imagine there’s been some discussion about its merits and demerits in the UK as well. A few years ago I’d have described the idea (free money in perpetuity) as impossibly utopian but today it doesn’t seem so far-fetched. The basic principle is theoretically sound – ensure that people have enough money to cover their basic needs thus allowing them to pursue aims closer to their heart and generate revenue that way – but my […]
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