We must prioritise building quality public services and social protections ahead of Universal Basic Income
ICTUR - London
2024
31
2
10-13
public service ; social protection ; guaranteed income
Income distribution
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/940792
English
"Across the political spectrum, from diehard libertarians to vocal workplace activists and 'tech bro' billionaires, we increasingly hear the argument that governments should return public revenue to citizens in the form of a UBI. Some explicitly call for UBI to replace other spending priorities such as improved public services, social security systems or infrastructure programmes. Others prefer to ignore that such choices would be inevitable given the massive resources UBI would require...."
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