In the era of President Trump, you might expect the left to hunker down. Instead, it’s gravitating towards two breathtakingly ambitious ideas.
The first, a universal basic income , is an unconditional monthly cash income to every man, woman, and child in the country. The second, a job guarantee , is an open-ended commitment by the government to provide work, at a living wage and with benefits, to anyone who wants it.
Unfortunately, supporters of the two ideas sometimes line up into rival camps. It’s not that a UBI and job guarantee can’t go together policy-wise, but critics often see one […]
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