The new Italian government to provide universal basic income?
Italy is a country in transition. The last few years saw it suffer under debt. Many are attributing this to the membership in the European Union. This led to the election of a new government.
Part of the new platform is the idea of giving a basic income to all Italian citizens. This is, by far, the largest UBI initiative undertaken by a government.
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To be clear, I think a real UBI would be both necessary and effective.
This proposal is neither. Because it's not a UBI. It's not unconditional, nor basic. They call it a citizen's income for reasons of propaganda.
It is a monthly income, given only to the unemployed, with several strings attached, including, the recipients must accept one of the first three job offers they are given, no matter what and where they are; at which point they stop receiving the income. Which lasts for two years tops, anyway, and it is not renewable.
Problem is, unemployment here in Italy is structural. Recipients will get some money while looking for jobs that simply aren't there. And then they will be back where they started.
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Italy just THINKS that it has an immigration problem now.
Just wait...if every citizen gets UBI there will be a LOT of people wanting to be Eye Talilan.
I hope this works out. It’ll be a push that can get manna more recipients.
It's better as they are planning UBI I think that could pay little of their debt
As more and more jobs will become automated, UBI will become a necessity.
However, as others have pointed out, this measure in particular doesn't go in that direction and, most importantly, doesn't have financial coverage. In order to work, UBI has to be sustainable.
This is merely a political move