When the government orders workers not to work, it’s beyond obvious that they have a responsibility to protect those furloughed workers from destitution.
The simple logical solution would have been to implement a Basic Income scheme for all workers, of say £1,500 per month for as long as the crisis lasts, then use the tax system to fine tune the details later on.
The Tories didn’t want to implement this quick and simple solution because of their vehement ideological opposition to the whole concept of Basic Income.They didn’t want to take the easy approach just in case it worked, and became […]
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