A universal basic income is a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a country regularly receive an unconditional sum of money from the government in addition to any income received from elsewhere. In 2017 French presidential candidates Benoit Hamon and Jean-Luc Bennahmias proposed plan to introduce a universal basic income of €750 (£655) a month, in what they described as a bid to combat the threat of robots taking over three million jobs. No countries in the world currently have a UBI although Finland is set to test it amongst 2000 citizens in late 2017.
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Yes, but only for those with low-income, while replacing those welfare programs which can be safely removed
Yes, but only for those who work a limited number of hours a month for the local community.
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Maybe? Seems like this might be UBI under a different name, in which case certainly yes, but I’ve been unable to find clear enough information to know for sure.
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