Is basic income a done deal?

The current levels of income support could not be sustained long term without a significantly higher rate of tax. Widespread job-sharing would be needed to avoid creating a permanent underclass of the unemployed and to keep people connected. There are no magic bullets.

The House of Commons meets in person for a skeletal sitting. When unemployment suddenly leapt to 30 per cent as lockdowns spread across the world, we were suddenly confronted with a working model of that future, writes columnist Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

May 20, 2020

LONDON, U.K.—The First World War speeded up the emancipation of women; the Second World War led to the creation of welfare states in all the industrialized countries. What great change will the coronavirus crisis bring us? Thi...

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