Grillo is now asking for “universal income”. That front that wants to give money to everyone

Beppe Grillo is back. But this time he didn’t suddenly clear the cards, as he did last summer by blessing the Giallorossi government. The founder of the M5s spoke on the Coronavirus emergency by proposing exactly what everyone expected from him. And the moment, it goes without saying, is perfect for pulling the great chimera of grillism out of the cylinder: universal income. “The time has come,” says Grillo solemnly from his blog. The preamble is long-winded, all about the possibility of “a very rapid change in the labor market” caused by the economic crisis that will follow the explosion of the virus from China on the whole planet. Grillo’s words are a long re-chewing of the theories on work that have served as the main axis of the ideological structure of the Movement.

Up to the usual idea: “An evolved society is one that allows individuals to develop freely, creatively, while generating their own development – points out to dissect the heart of reflection – To do this, you must ensure that all citizens at the same starting level: a universal basic income ». A pocket money given “by birthright”, to be given “to everyone, from the poorest to the richest, who goes beyond this emergency”. In short, the same story repeated for years. And the occasion of the pandemic made the thief Grillo. Joking aside, the Genoese comedian has in his head to finance the universal measure through the taxation “of the great fortunes, of the great digital and technological giants”. Or “with a tax on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas”. The post ends with a call to arms: «The emergency we are experiencing could favor an epochal, revolutionary turning point, which was superficially considered by many to be insane, and which could change our future for the better. Is the time to upset our status quo, if not now, when? ‘

Even the left, in recent days, has rediscovered the temptation to distribute public money in the rain without investments in the production sector. The Giallorossi front is compact on the need to widen the income of Grillino citizenship. Minister for the South Giuseppe Provenzano said on Friday in an interview with Repubblica: “Democratic tenure is at risk, citizenship income must be extended”. Concept reiterated by the Deputy Minister of Economy Antonio Misiani, also from the Democratic Party, in an interview with Avvenire published on Saturday: “We are also thinking about the temporary enhancement of citizenship income to include cases not covered by traditional shock absorbers”, including illegal work . Just as the mayor M5s of Rome Virginia Raggi hoped, who was a guest at DiMartedì on La7 on March 11, she said she was close to illegal workers. Doors open to citizenship income for all from Leu and, of course, from the Five Stars. «In these hours I am working on Emergency Income. We need 3 billion and simplified procedures, so we can dispense it in no time. I will propose an enlargement of the Income of citizenship by providing for a reduction of the entry requirements, “announces the Minister of Labor Nunzia Catalfo to the Huffington Post. Mostly the white fly is Iv. Yesterday Matteo Renzi tweeted: «Beppe Grillo’s plan is clear: happy degrowth and citizenship income. The meaning of my interviews these days is the opposite: growth and work are needed ». On the Forza Italia barricades, with the deputy and spokesman for the Azzurri Giorgio Mulè who spoke of a “buffoonery”.