Universal basic income: is free money the answer to all of society’s problems?

Universal basic income: is free money the answer to all of society’s problems?

Could giving out cash under universal basic income help solve society’s ills? (Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images) For some, universal basic income is a silver bullet for inequality. For others, it’s a socialist plot. But it’s an idea that won’t go away – and could come into its own in the age of robot workers. By Etan Smallman

Imagine a single government policy that could guarantee a universal safety net for every citizen, from cradle to grave – without a single form needing to be filled or job centre visited. A state intervention that could eradicate the bureaucracy of means-tested […]

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