I keep hearing about the so called Universal Basic Income.
The idea of the gov paying its entire population a fixed sum each year approx $10k for them to do what they like with.
I initially thought it was just a conspiracy theory promoted by the anti vax / lockdown movement claiming the idea of crashing the economy to enslave a large proportion of the population to the gov by keeping people on a low income and under their control.
However posters on bus shelters are now being seen here promoting the idea, the organizations behind them have UK gov ties so it looks like they may be taking the idea seriously.
I’m not completely against the idea if done responsibly ie doesn’t cause inflation, if it means I have to pay 5 times for a loaf of bread what’s the point?
But does anyone think it’s weird particularly if their in the UK where for years the gov have been banging on about responsible gov finance gov cuts, giving unemployed and disabled people a hard time for taking their £70 a week dole money calling people scroungers etc... suddenly they have 10k to give everyone for nothing.
It’s a bit like your family member who’s always been poor and tight with money suddenly saying I could just buy a Ferrari.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WJmnoL3dAcgThe idea has been around for decades. If any party in the UK were not going to do it though its the Tories!