UN Secretary General Encourages Nations To Consider A Universal Basic Income

UN Secretary General Encourages Nations To Consider A Universal Basic Income

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, gave advocates of universal basic income a reason to be encouraged in his address to the UN the General Assembly on September 25, 2018. According to Inverse, Guterres said: “The very nature of work will change. Governments may have to consider stronger safety nets and eventually, Universal Basic Income.” It is against this background of rising income inequality and advances in automation that the idea of universal basic income has gained strength.

In short, a minimum universal basic income would ensure that all people would receive payments (likely from a […]

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