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I'm curious to see what happens with a universal basic income economy. I wonder if much will change. I suspect not that much as the income will be set at a low number, so not that much different from unemployment.




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Italy in Crisis After Introducing Universal Basic Income
By: clo
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Fri, 28 Sep 18 6:47 PM
Msg. 27100 of 54959

Holy pasta, what are they thinking?

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Italy in Crisis After Introducing Universal Basic Income

Major financial-market indices in Italy plunged Friday morning after the country’s cantankerous populist coalition succeeded in pushing through a big-spending budget that includes a €780 (about $900) per month universal basic income for Italian citizens.

The debt-ridden country will pay for the pledges by increasing its debt further; the new budget projects a deficit of 2.4 percent of GDP, far higher than the European Union’s 2 percent requirement. 
There are fears that the chaos surrounding the budget could lead to the downfall of the government.

Read it at Reuters


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