Coraz częściej słyszy się opinie, iż po koronawirusie świat nie będzie taki jak dawniej. Że będzie całkiem inny. Mam co do tego wątpliwości. Po drugiej wojnie i doświadczeniach Auschwitzu mówiono, iż nie będzie można już tworzyć poezji - i pogląd ów okazał się być, jak dobrze wiemy, wierutną bzdurą. Bo od tamtego czasu powstało multum dobrych wierszy. Tym niemniej jednak, nie jest wykluczone, iż zgliszcza, które za sobą pozostawi koronawirus na miejscu globalnej ekonomii, będą okazją do zbudowania czegoś nowego. Wszak wiadomo że spalone mosty to najlepszy w życiu start. W Norwegii mają już propozycję co do tego novum. A jest nim... bezwarunkowy dochód podstawowy ( unconditional basic income) dla każdego, bezpośrednio do ręki, zamiast abstrakcyjnych wielomiliardowych kwot mających być wpompowanych w abstrakcyjną i anonimową "gospodarkę". Może i w Polsce należałoby rozważyć taki wariant?
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"After the coronavirus hit Norway, the authorities have implemented a number of economic measures to mitigate the adverse effects on both the trade and industry sector and people’s personal economy. On Monday 16th of March, the government and Parliament introduced the first comprehensive emergency package. Moene thinks many of the proposals are good.“We now see that the political parties are putting politics aside in order to help facilitate effective solutions”, he says.However, according to Moene, some of the suggestions are somewhat complicated and cumbersome to put into practice. As an alternative, and before the emergency package was announced, he and former Schibsted CEO Sverre Munck suggested a direct cash payment, for example 10 000 NOK, directly into the account of all Norwegian citizens.“We could think of such a policy as partly a basic income for all and partly a deferral of the advanced payment of tax. When taxes for 2020 are calculated, there will be a few months where you’ve paid less tax. At the end of the tax year, some will then owe more tax at the end of the year, while others – those with falling income – will have received a real contribution in line with the new regulations that form part of the Parliament’s emergency package. It would of course also be possible for the individual to decline this temporary basic income if they have a safe job with a steady income”, Moene points out.According to Munck and Moene, a policy like this would be of help to everyone and reach them quickly, including single business owners, freelancers, artists, part-time students and others – as a cash advance on the interventions in the emergency package."In general, I think the corona crisis will revive the debate about whether everyone should receive a basic income as a permanent measure."
A basic income for all would stabilise the economy for both the individual and for society at large. We are dependent on each other, and we should therefore have an income system which reflects this dependency, says Moene.
“In the same way that we should perhaps diversify international supply to a broader network of clients and suppliers, we should perhaps also distribute incomes more broadly than to through individual businesses. This could kill two birds with one stone, resulting in increased stabilisation and security, which would in turn provide increased safety and flexibility."

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