Dear all
The concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has deep historical roots, with contributions from philosophers, economists, and policymakers over centuries.
Why the need? Are minimum wage and London weighting just modern aspects of UBI [Universal Basic Income) used to avoid the fundamental issue? 
What is that issue? If implemented, does UBI solve humanity’s needs? That is the real question.

Here are a few notable figures who had the idea in the past: 
How did they apply it and how did it work out?
1.  Thomas More (1516):   In Utopia, More suggested a guaranteed income to eliminate theft and poverty, advocating for a more equitable society.
2.  Johannes Ludovicus Vives ( 1526) proposed that society has a moral duty to support the poor through guaranteed income, emphasising individual dignity.
3.  Thomas Paine (1797) In Agrarian Justice, Paine proposed a “citizen’s dividend” funded by a land tax. He argued that land and its resources are common property, and everyone should share their wealth. ( HGF note!)

So, nothing new under the sun.  Why the first aid rather than going to the source? 
Maybe that is the work of Henry George Foundation in this modern era.
Another thought for the days before Easter
Angela Stclair