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Is It Time for a Basic Universal Income?

Source: Maryam Shah, globalnews.ca, April 22, 2020

Even those who consider universal basic income a bad idea in normal times agree it’s necessary during a crisis like the current pandemic.

Economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus has led some to ask whether it’s time for a basic income.

In Canada alone, more than a million people have lost their jobs since March, with millions applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which gives $2,000 every month for up to four months to those who’ve lost income due to COVID-19.

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