Spain considers implementing Universal Basic Income amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Could UBI work in the US?

Spain considers implementing Universal Basic Income amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Could UBI work in the US?

Source: Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As Spain struggles to get through the COVID-19 crisis, the country’s leftwing government is considering implementing Universal Basic Income (UBI) to help its citizens weather the resulting economic hardships.

With most of the country’s citizens in lockdown, businesses throughout Spain have largely closed or greatly reduced the size of their staff, leading to mass unemployment claims.

In the United States, UBI entered the political conversation during the recent Democratic presidential campaign in large part due to presidential campaign of businessman Andrew Yang.While it appears unlikely that a federal policy will become a reality in […]

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