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John Ennis's avatar

Excellent article as usual. I'm surprised to not see any discussion of UBI, though. With so many jobs depending on public contact I don't see how society will continue to function over the next six months without some sort of direct cash transfer to replace lost income among those who don't currently work digitally.

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Michael Falk's avatar

Thank you. I have begun to avoid reading most Covid articles, but this one is useful. "Buying time" is a new argument to me and... it landed.

To John Ennis, I have written about "why UBI" in my November 2019 book - no, I didn't predict Covid - and think it's the most efficient fiscal response right now.

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