Universal basic income is an idea that is becoming increasingly popular, but its recent rise is not evidence of the fact that is has been tried before. The goal of UBI is to lift people out of poverty, yet in every poor country where it has been implemented, it has not resulted in greater standards of living. In the richest countries in the world, where even the poorest are rich by world standards, is a respect for property rights, the free market, and the ingenuity of the individual.
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