A universal basic income could support building a society in which well-being is not tethered to wage labour and production, says the writer. (Photo: Adobestock) Less
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Reactions It’s odd how we cling to the idea that paid work is a necessary and sufficient basis for well-being – even when viable income-earning opportunities don’t exist for close to half of adults in our country. The South African economy generates vast, maldistributed wealth without the paid labour of about 40% of the working-age population and by paying a substantial proportion of employed workers wages so low that their […]
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