Scott Santens on Nostr: Thomas Paine, a founding father, proposed a universal cash payment for everyone ...
Thomas Paine, a founding father, proposed a universal cash payment for everyone turning 21 back in the 18th century. Around that same time, Thomas Spence was the first to propose what we now know as universal basic income.
UBI isn't new; it's just overdue.
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