In relatively short order, universal basic income (UBI) has transformed from what was little more than a glorified thought experiment into a concrete policy option, and discussion in the media has mushroomed accordingly. Debate has likewise intensified on the Left, taking on a sometimes productive, sometimes acrimonious, tenor. The reasons for the latter are obvious, but when productive, the discussion has proceeded as a debate among those who share a set of moral commitments but disagree on questions of strategy or analysis. In the case of UBI, an abstract policy measure with no history of genuine implementation, it is […]
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