Author: Rutger Bregman
In the past few weeks, calls for a universal basic income have been louder than ever. There’s no other choice. In normal times, politicians and policymakers like to put conditions on social security benefits – a move that usually comes from mistrust. Because don’t people get lazy from free money? And won’t they just waste their allowance on alcohol and drugs, computer games and Netflix? But whatever you think of this discussion, the reality is that there is now no time for mistrust