There has been an increasing amount of talk in the last few years about a universal basic income (UBI). The idea, also known as a citizen’s income, is that every individual receives an unconditional, automatic and non-withdrawable income as a right of citizenship, regardless of gender, wealth, employment status or age.
Not only is UBI seen as a potential route to helping the world’s poorest people out of poverty, but with the prospect of automation and robots replacing individuals in the workforce, influential tech leaders such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk are putting their weight behind it as a […]
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