In politics it is claimed that the important things are not what candidates say, but what voters hear. Hillary Clinton’s memoir, What Happened, finesses this by suggesting that it might be as vital to understand what politicians considered before discarding . One surprising policy proposal the former Democratic presidential candidate contemplated was a form of universal basic income (UBI). Mrs Clinton eventually backed away – but now thinks she should have “ thrown caution to the wind ”. Her campaign suffered from the lack of inspiring policies to energise voters. For the most centrist, wonkiest politician of her generation […]
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