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A Utopian Idea Whose Time May Finally Have Arrived.

Authors :
Vella, Matt
Source :
TIME Magazine; 4/24/2017, Vol. 189 Issue 15, p17-18, 2p, 3 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The article discusses what the author refers to as the utopian idea of implementing a universal basic income (UBI) in which a government pays each adult a guaranteed salary regardless of wealth, employment income, or work status. The 1516 book "Utopia" by Thomas More is addressed, along with support to a UBI from the late conservative economists Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek. A potential UBI program in America is examined, along with politics in Finland, Canada, and Italy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
189
Issue :
15
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
122453993