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Can we afford [not] to have Universal Basic Income? (re-release)

The Rational View podcast with Dr. Al Scott

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The Importance of a Basic Income

"The most ambitious plan, which is recovery of UBI for Canada. It's not $2,000 a month for everyone because that would be like $700 billion," he says. "There are tax reforms that will put more money in the hands of most Canadians." A micro-payments tax on electronic payments could pay for basic income and lower income taxes at the same time,. Friedman said that a land value tax is the least of all taxes; Amazon can't evade it.

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