Unconditional basic income – a utopia or a sensible measure to get out of the COVID crisis?

Every citizen should have a guaranteed amount of money per month, regardless of property, work or other status – that is the guiding principle behind the terms unconditional or universal basic income. It has moved back into the spotlight in recent years after celebrities from Silicon Valley such as Tesla founder Elon Musk, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey supported each other. The global crisis following the coronavirus pandemic provided an even stronger impetus for the debate.

A European citizens’ initiative is currently collecting signatures for the introduction of an unconditional basic income throughout the European Union. The deadline […]

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