The Economist thinks universal basic income can make capitalism more fair: As the debate on the merits of universal basic income, the Economist appears to have been one over from the looks of this video (watch, runtime: 1:41). The publication suggests that a social welfare system under which the government pays every citizen a regular livable wage for doing absolutely nothing (a Kramer’s paradise if you will) could help mitigate the ills of rising inequality in the West.
The Economist thinks universal basic income can make capitalism more fair