Editor,
A few of your online bloggers today suggested Guyana needs a Basic Income program. As an additional social-safety-net program, I rise to endorse such a program. An oil rich country (soon to be a one billion USD oil income each year) can indeed easily support a Basic Income program.
Do a quick study, see what it costs – and if affordable and can be budgeted, let it be. An oil rich country can only earn respect at home and abroad for ensuring all of its citizens live above the poverty threshold. I would like to suggest a few criteria […]
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