John Harris rightly points out that the need for a universal basic income is increasingly compelling ( Why universal basic income could help us fight the next wave of economic shocks , 3 May). A problem that has dogged UBI is that it is perceived as a state handout and raises questions of how it will be paid for. But there is a morally just means of financing a basic income for all. Land is a gift of nature (the commons), which over the course of history has been appropriated into private ownership by the ruling minorities. Ownership of […]
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