One critic says the panel’s rejection of basic income will only bolster programs ‘designed to keep people dependent on the system instead of allowing their autonomy to flourish.’ It appears to be the end of the road for a universal basic income in British Columbia.
A panel appointed by the provincial government in 2018 to examine the idea of a basic income reported today that it would not be the most effective way to improve people’s lives.
Instead, the spirit of basic income should underlie “co-ordinated and substantial” reform of the province’s existing social programs, according to the panel.Targeted basic incomes […]
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