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UK's Royal Society of Arts Proposes £10,000, 2-Year Basic Income

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday February 17 2018, @03:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the what-would-rivest-do? dept.

takyon writes:

£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.

Royal Society of Arts.

Also at The Guardian and CNBC.

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday February 18 2018, @07:26AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday February 18 2018, @07:26AM (#639647) Journal

    When you're being creative, do you have a separate Ownership Class that makes all the decisions about e.g. how you produce and what will be done with the profits?

    If you're truly creative, then you are part of that "Ownership Class" rather than just whining about the "Ownership Class".