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There’s an unconventional idea that’s beginning to spread in the world—the idea that people are entitled to enough money to survive, whether or not they work.
This is the concept behind Universal Basic Income—the idea of providing each individual citizen an unconditional income on a regular basis, funded either by a government or public institution.This idea could possibly provide solutions to a series of issues that have plagued countries across the globe, such as poverty, homelessness and unemployment.Finland is currently in the process of experimenting with UBI, and, according to the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs […]
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