From page O1 Giving everyone a state-supplied $20,000 in response to robots taking our jobs isn’t a solution. It’s a cop-out
Why don’t we just give everyone $20,000, no strings attached? That, in essence, is the policy known as Universal Basic Income, or UBI. It has gained popularity on the right and the left because of its simplicity. It would replace the basic income already provided by complex welfare and unemployment insurance plans, instead handing an above-poverty amount to every adult regardless of income or employment status.
UBI appeared in the news recently when Ontario Premier Doug Ford abruptly cancelled a […]
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