Ancestors of UBI were discussed by the likes of Thomas Paine (1797) in the form of a lump sum granted to all citizens at adulthood, the Belgian socialist Joseph Charlier (1848) in the form of a “territorial dividend” generating a regular income, and James Meade [1988 (1935), 1993 (1964)] in the form of a “social … Who proposed the universal basic income?
Peter Hofer The initiative was started by Peter Hofer. His proposal suggested a basic income of €1,200 for every Austrian citizen. Does the United States have UBI?
Indeed, citywide UBI testing has already begun here in the […]
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