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April 12, 2020 10:44 pm

The Pope Suggests Considering a Universal Basic Wage

U.S. News and World Report notes a big surprise in the Easter Sunday letter from the pope:Pope Francis on Sunday advocated for a form of universal basic income that would "dignify the noble, essential tasks" carried out by street vendors, small farmers, construction workers and caregivers around the world... In a letter written from Vatican City on Sunday, the head of the Catholic Church reflected on the "great anxiety and hardship" the world faces as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. Acknowledging the hardships being felt by the homeless, displaced migrants and economically disrupted workers around the world, the Pope pondered whether it "may be the time to consider a universal basic wage." "It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so human and so Christian, of no worker without rights," he said.... While expressing hope that "this time of danger will free us from...the idolatry of money," the Pope's letter acknowledged the significant economic strain millions of people are feeling around the world amid the pandemic. The pope's remarks drew a response from Andrew Yang, who'd attempted a run for the U.S. presidency while advocating for a universal basic income. On Twitter, Yang called the Pope's remarks "game-changing."

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