Opinion: Universal Basic Income is not the right answer for workers affected by a changing labor market

Opinion: Universal Basic Income is not the right answer for workers affected by a changing labor market

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Federal stimulus checks that helped millions of Americans weather the first months of the COVID-19 crisis have resurfaced calls for the adoption of universal basic income.Countries as diverse as Canada, Finland and Namibia are exploring the idea – and the concept gained attention in the United States when presidential candidate Andrew Yang offered to give each adult $ 1,000 a month. . But this renewed emphasis on adopting a government program to provide unconditional payments to every adult citizen is missing.It is a short term solution. In the long run, such a program will not […]

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