Universal basic income is the only fair option in COVID-19 crisis

Universal basic income is the only fair option in COVID-19 crisis

Independent Australia

Have we all of a sudden forgotten that the global system in the current pandemic crisis was itself a system in crisis?

To respond to these unprecedented levels of social uncertainty, psychological anxiety and material insecurity, we cannot apply usual thinking, half-measures and old solutions.To propose a wage guarantee along the lines of the post- World War II , corporatist welfare system is a faulty line. These are not the times for business as usual, nor the times to advocate for categorical and differential forms of assistance. A wage guarantee privileges labour market insiders, maintains the status quo and […]

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