Given increasingly prominent calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) , it is worth considering the extent to which such proposals accord with the principles of freedom and justice. UBI divides opinions and elicits controversy from across the political spectrum because it seems to be both idealistic and fatally flawed. This author was once a staunch opponent of UBI, but has since grown to believe that it is compatible with economic, social and political freedom.
Freedom from the Labour Market
Whilst we agree that workers should have the freedom to set their own wages — to bargain, negotiate, take […]
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