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Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain

  • Written by Will Glovinsky, Research Assistant Professor of Humanities, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gainThe first basic income proposals were a reaction to the seizure of common fields by English landlords.George Stubbs/The Yorck Project, CC BY

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