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To become rich, one does not need to be smart, or tough, or caring. One needn’t be honest, principled, or spiritual. Being cultured, humble, or impatient are not requirements either. You can be all of these things, none of these things or some of these things, and become rich. Becoming rich doesn’t even require having a good idea; as one can be born into money, born with fine athleticism, or be taken by the hand of an a rich person…..
The problems of unemployment and poverty have been around, to some degree, since the dawn of civilization. They seem to be intractable. Thankfully, efforts to solve them continue and recently, an idea has been gaining support that is intended to combat these very real economic concerns. This idea is called universal basic income, or sometimes simply basic income. It involves every individual of a nation receiving a sum of money that would suffice to fund their fundamental needs each and…..