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The real problem of Universal Basic Income (UBI)

April employment numbers showed 75 per cent fewer people in the US returned to employment compared to expectations. Merryn Somerset-Webb explains how excessive government support is causing a shortage of labour.

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by: Merryn Somerset Webb
1 Jun 2021
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Finland ran a two-year Universal Basic Income in 2017 and 2018

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