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S2: What if we were the government?

S2: What if we were the government?

Update: 2020-06-21

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In this episode: Could Britain move from a Furlough in lockdown to a Universal Basic Income (UBI) ending up in a green economy? It seems to solve so many weaknesses of the current schemes, especially considering our climate catastrophe just around the next corner.

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Universal Basic Income, Wikipedia Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income

Examples of UBI like systems – Alsaka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund

Finland Pilot – Guardian Article from 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/finland-to-end-basic-income-trial-after-two-years

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S2: What if we were the government?

S2: What if we were the government?

Carola Boehm & Richard McCarthy