“Now and then a worthy economic proposal comes along that seems as politically unattainable as it is sensible. Then, on closer inspection, you see that it’s more than a policy-wonk’s fantasy. And you wonder whether it could actually prevail. This may be happening with the concept of a universal basic income.”
So says columnist Paula Dwyer in a column recently published in Bloomberg View and the Chicago Tribune.
Shortly article the publication of her article on UBI, Dwyer was interviewed on Marketplace Weekend about the topic. The interview can be heard here.
