Highlight on the UBI Debate (Part 2): The Welsh Government’s Pilot Risks Missing the Point of UBI

Highlight on the UBI Debate (Part 2): The Welsh Government’s Pilot Risks Missing the Point of UBI

Dr John Ball argues that the proposed Basic Income Pilot is based on a flawed understanding of UBI that distorts its purpose.

This is the second of two articles written in response to Harry Thompson’s recent article: ‘Basic Income Pilot: Mark Drakeford’s Controlled Experiment’ . Both explore different sides of the case for a Universal Basic Income, or UBI. UBI is neither a re-worked welfare scheme nor a knee jerk reaction to the supposed problem of artificial intelligence replacing human endeavour.

It has a simple, single, clear objective: individual financial security. UBI is delivered in cash, regularly, unconditionally […]

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