Time to talk about the UBI

Time to talk about the UBI
Tim Hazledine
Imagine there was a policy with strong support from both left and right of the political spectrum: a policy which would on the one hand just about eliminate abject poverty and on the other would give all capable people the economic freedom to pursue their dreams. You’d think that such a policy – if it did exist – would be quickly passed into legislation with the almost unanimous consent of all parliamentary parties.Well, there is such a policy, and, no, it has not been enacted – yet. It is usually called a Univ...

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