UBI must come before UHI as an intermediate step

UBI must come before UHI as an intermediate step | I'm not sure how you get to universal high income um without a major political realignment. And I'd suggest that universal basic income would probably have to come first. Uh it would be like an intermediate step.

I'm not sure how you get to universal high income um without a major political realignment. And I'd suggest that universal basic income would probably have to come first. Uh it would be like an intermediate step.

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