Instead of a universal basic income, governments should enrich existing social programs

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dc.contributor.authorKarimi, Sirvan
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-25T21:33:47Z
dc.date.available2026-05-25T21:33:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-14
dc.descriptionThis article is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-ND licence.
dc.description.abstractAmid the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has been touted by those across the political spectrum as a prospective model of social security that would provide guaranteed cash to citizens. But while UBI is desirable in principle, it’s not a magic solution to the intricate and perennial problems of poverty and income inequality. Furthermore, its implementation in Canada is not financially, administratively, politically or constitutionally feasible.
dc.identifier.citationKarimi, S. (2021). Instead of a universal basic income, governments should enrich existing social programs, The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAM.ehhqyqyvw
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.64628/AAM.ehhqyqyvw
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/43747
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectInequality
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectQuebec
dc.subjectHomelessness
dc.subjectJustin Trudeau
dc.subjectUniversal basic income (UBI)
dc.subjectIncome gap
dc.subjectGuaranteed basic income
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCanada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)
dc.subjectSocial programs
dc.symplectic.journalThe Conversation
dc.symplectic.subtypec-magazine-newspaper
dc.titleInstead of a universal basic income, governments should enrich existing social programs
dc.typec-magazine-newspaper

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