French presidential election candidate for the left-wing Socialist Party (PS) Benoit Hamon poses prior to taking part in the show "L’Emission politique" in Paris on March 9, 2017. Hamon has backpedalled on his proposal for a universal basic income for everyone between the ages of 18 and 25, regardless of income.
Now he is calling for a salary boost only for those that earn 1.9 times the minimum wage or less. Those that earn 2,165 euros or more per month would therefore be ineligible.
In addition, Hamon has proposed that this financial aid be determined on a sliding scale depending on […]
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