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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Rosemary on May 20, 2016, 01:24:47 pm

Title: Smallholding and the Citizen Wage
Post by: Rosemary on May 20, 2016, 01:24:47 pm

Been reading a bit about the idea of a Citizen Wage and I wondered what the potential impact of this on smallholders / smallholding might be. Any thoughts?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/replace-the-benefits-system-with-a-universal-basic-income-paid-to-all-citizens-think-tank-recommends-a6777101.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/replace-the-benefits-system-with-a-universal-basic-income-paid-to-all-citizens-think-tank-recommends-a6777101.html)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/10/tax-benefits-citizens-income-self-employment (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/aug/10/tax-benefits-citizens-income-self-employment)

Title: Re: Smallholding and the Citizen Wage
Post by: Backinwellies on May 20, 2016, 05:01:18 pm

Food for thought ..... :thinking: