• frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 month ago

    No, this has almost nothing to do with UBI.

    Universal Basic Income is a proposed government scheme to give all citizens equal income.

    This is direct cash transfers targeted to the poorest people in the world. Transferring cash from people who might earn over €10 an hour to people who earn less than one a day. It’s an alternative to in-kind charity models (e.g. an NGO building wells or distributing vaccines or food)