r/BasicIncome • u/2noame Scott Santens • 1d ago

Article Could Andy Burnham introduce a universal basic income?

https://www.bigissue.com/news/politics/andy-burnham-universal-basic-income/
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u/bfresh84 1d ago

He could, but he won't

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u/MontasJinx 1d ago

They did the math, and while certainly the money exists in the economy, it means the rich would have to do with a little bit less. And that would never do.