WANGANUI CHRONICLE | Opinion Frank Greenall: universal income has merit
TO continue the case for an Unconditional Basic Income (UBI) – as proposed by Gareth Morgan’s The Opportunities Party (TOP) – which initially targets those aged 18-23: The Democrats for Social Credit have also long espoused a UBI.
A $200 per week youth UBI would efficiently replace a welter of administratively-expensive benefits and allowances, including the likes of student allowances (it could be simplified even more by eliminating tax on low incomes altogether).Plus, as a catalyst to paid employment, it could return many fiscal and social dividends. Both […]
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