Universal basic income is becoming an urgent necessity

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The 20th century income distribution system has broken down irretrievably. Globalisation, technological change and the move to flexible labour markets has channelled more and more income to rentiers – those owning financial, physical or so-called intellectual property – while real wages stagnate. The income of the precariat is falling and becoming more volatile. And chronic insecurity will not be overcome by minimum wage laws, tax credits, means-tested benefits or workfare. In short, a basic income is becoming a political imperative.

Source: The Guardian

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/12/universal-basic-income-finland-uk