Universal Basic Income: Has Covid made the Impossible Inevitable?

Universal Basic Income: Has Covid made the Impossible Inevitable?

Image Credit: Unsplash Universal Basic Income (UBI), sometimes known as a Citizen’s dividend, is a system of wealth distribution that seeks to implement a comprehensive safety net, preventing people from falling below the poverty line. UBI, a system that offers “free money” to all those that “have a pulse”, may sound like an unattainable, unrealistic, and unaffordable concept, but it is more mainstream than people realise, and COVID-19 has only solidified its place on the agenda.

Under UBI, a monthly deposit — not intended to allow for a lavish lifestyle but enough to survive upon — would no longer be […]

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