Gareth Morgan looks longingly at a set of scrabble pieces spelling out "UBI". ANALYSIS: His party is new, but Gareth Morgan’s idea to give every Kiwi a basic income from the government is older than he is.
You probably heard about Morgan’s plan to dole out every 18-23 year old a no-strings $200 a week on Tuesday, but really this is just the third trojan horse for his proper plan: a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for every New Zealander.
The idea is unlikely to gain much real political traction – Labour have been scared off the UBI quite recently and it’s […]
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