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  • There are various close links between human rights and universal basic income.

  • One of the big issues is the importance of defending the democratic system that we have,

  • and the rights - the civil rights of others that we value so highly.

  • If extreme inequality manages to drive wages down, manages to depress employment and so

  • on there's a very serious threat to the future functioning of the democratic system.

  • So this is not just about economics, it's about shoring out the viability of the political system as well.

There are various close links between human rights and universal basic income.

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