Wouldn't it be amazing if the government just gave you money every month, so that you didn't have to worry so much about rent and bills? Well this precise arrangement has been discussed among economists for centuries. It's called Universal Basic Income, and some political figures and presidential candidates have made this a big part of their platform. How does it work? What are the pros and cons of UBI? Will it ever come to pass? Let's talk about it! Script by Matt Beat: Animation by Ignacio Triana: Watch the whole Economics playlist: Mathematics Tutorials: American History Tutorials: History of Drugs Videos: General Chemistry Tutorials: Classical Physics Tutorials: EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@ PATREON► Check out “Is This Wi-Fi Organic?“, my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: Bookshop: Barnes and Noble: Book Depository:
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