‘Basic income’ is this idea that instead of giving out money to people after they find themselves in a situation where they need help, you just give everyone a bit of money from the off – like fixing a problem before you even have it.
In the last few months, people in India have been talking pretty seriously about trying it out. A few economists are going to formally present the idea to the prime minister, Narendra Modi, at the end of this month.
If he likes it, they’ll roll it out – starting with women on low or no income, […]
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