One day we could all be paid for NOT working – that was the message from a top speaker at the world’s biggest business event in Liverpool.
With the rise of robots and automation putting many jobs at risk, politicians have been trying to think of ways to ensure millions of people aren’t left on the scrapheap.
One idea is Universal Basic Income (UBI), where a government pays all its citizens a monthly sum of money to ensure they have cash to live on whether they work or not. Unlike unemployment benefits, there would be no strings attached.The idea has supporters […]
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