Cuba Houghton is a research intern at the Social Policy Initiative (SPI) and a final year Economics student at the University of the Witwatersrand. He writes in his personal capacity. The necessity of a black tax would in many ways be alleviated by a basic income grant. The benefits of BIGs extend beyond income assistance, resulting in increased labour market participation, women empowerment and increased feelings of self-worth and dignity.
Upon earning a regular income for the first time, I wrestled with the idea that all I made was mine to spend. In part, this was due to […]
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