A universal basic income would reduce people’s ambitions to succeed in the workplace – and reinforce the idea the State can “pick up the tab no matter what happens”.
That’s according to Newstalk Breakfast presenter Jonathan Healy who labelled the idea a “disaster”, insisting, “I literally can’t get my head around it”.
Fellow presenter Ciara Kelly, meanwhile, defended the idea – noting that it could actually encourage people who are currently on social welfare to take up lower-paid or part-time jobs.The plan, put forward by Basic Income Ireland, would see everyone in Ireland getting a weekly payment of around €220.People […]
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