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Coronavirus has shown us why we urgently need to make a basic income a reality

People in Macau, queue up to acquire face masks in a pharmacy under a program established by the government to supply all the population with masks to avoid hoarding and stock ruptures and price hikes. (RW)

A basic income system should be a source of abiding basic security. Image: Macau Photo Agency/Unsplash

Guy Standing
Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London
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