Universal Income?

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This is about making sure the truly poor don’t fall through the cracks rather than feel vitriolic about people getting it who shouldn’t.

The good outweighs the evil.

That’s what should matter.

Spot on. Nothing to do with fiddling. You can't fiddle it because EVERYONE gets its whether you earn nothing or are a high earner! The basic premise is the vast majority would still be ambitious enough to want to earn more. £19k would lift everyone out of poverty. More money would be spent giving the economy a boost.What it does do is take away the stigma from those who truly can't work of claiming benefits.Heard it debated many times on R4 in I guess much better detail than the lightweight One Show. Paid for by taxing the rich.

No idea if it's sustainable but an interesting concept that's been around since the 80's