Ahead of Labor Day on May 1, trade union leaders in Germany have said the concept of an unconditional basic income for all citizens has serious flaws. They said it would be the wrong answer to ongoing digitalization. Porsche robots in Leipzig (picture alliance/dpa/J. Woitas) A growing number of policymakers and social scientists in Germany has been willing to weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks of introducing an unconditional basic income (UBI) for all citizens .
Such a scheme would ensure that people get a fixed monthly amount of money to live on no matter whether they work or not. […]
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