Poverty is unaffordable: there’s a BIG way out
Poverty and economic exclusion, not tax, are the biggest barriers to economic growth in SA and a basic income grant offers a solution
19 June 2022 - 00:00
The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) — a lobby group funded by big business — has come out against a basic income grant (BIG), a proposal that would alleviate hunger and poverty, and stimulate the economy from the ground up...
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