Universal basic incomes schemes function to make work more attractive by raising incomes and removing stress induced by job insecurity, David Olive writes. “The State owes all its citizens a secure subsistence, food, suitable clothes and a way of life that does not damage their health.” —Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher whose theory on separation of powers underpins the constitutions of many countries, including the U.S., in a 1748 essay.
The proposition that no one should be deprived of the basics of life for simple lack of money is about to be made real this year in Ontario, with pilot projects […]
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