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Universal basic income

Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all members of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to perform work. In contrast, a guaranteed minimum income (GMI) is paid only to those who do not already receive an income that is…

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cash transfers were increasingly discussed across the worldinstance ofuniversal basic income and similar proposals0.80text
rent controls or land value taxation would likely affect the inflationary potential of universal basic income.WorkMany critics of basic income argue that peopleinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
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will work lessinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
which in turn means less tax revenueinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
less money for the stateinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
local governmentsinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
rent controls or land value taxation would likely affect the inflationary potential of universal basic incomeinstance ofPublic policy choices0.80text
sending their children to school or having them vaccinatedinstance ofIt is usually dependent on basic conditions0.80text
Universal basic incomerelated to 2020−presentSwiss0.60section
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