Richard Branson has backed the idea of giving everyone in the world a universal basic income .
The flamboyant Virgin boss has become the latest billionaire to express support for the idea, following Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , Slack chief executive Stewart Butterfield , Tesla boss Elon Musk and others.
“In the modern world, everybody should have the opportunity to work and to thrive. Most countries can afford to make sure that everybody has their basic needs covered,” Mr Branson wrote in a recent blog post. He said that UBI is an idea that should be further explored to make this […]
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