£10,000 proposed for everyone under 55
The government should give £10,000 to every citizen under 55, a report suggests.
The Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) said it could pave the way to everyone getting a basic state wage.
The idea sees two payments of £5,000 paid over two years, but certain state benefits and tax reliefs would be removed at the same time.
The RSA said it would compensate workers for the way jobs are changing.
The money would help to steer UK citizens through the 2020s, "as automation replaces many jobs, climate change hits and more people face balancing employment with social care", the report said.
Also at The Guardian and CNBC.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday February 17 2018, @03:01PM
Does the UK still have phone booths? WTF for? How many phone booths have you seen in the past year? They are history, man. http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/01/03/why-people-fear-guns.html [foxnews.com]