Government cannot set up a pilot plan and then turn away. The vision of “basic income” cannot serve as an excuse for inaction in the here and now. Tim Kay, 53, lost his longtime job as a window installer three years ago due to failing health. He says a basic income would have helped him avoid becoming homeless, which made his heath problems worse. Who can’t feel for Tim Kay, the 53-year-old man whose story was recounted in Tuesday’s Star as part of an explanation of the Ontario government’s plan to test out a no-strings-attached “basic income” program?
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