In this article, Allan Sheahen discusses the growing problems of poverty, hunger, and inequality in the United States, and argues that BIG can provide the solution. Allan Sheahen is a board member of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network and the author of the Basic Income Guarantee: Your Right to Economic Security. He can be reached by email at alsheahen@prodigy.net.
Allan Sheahen, “Basic Income Guarantee: Why now is the right time,” The Californian, Sep. 5, 2013
Of course basic income guarantee is the way to go. In Sweden this was dropped from the agenda of the environment party, considered politically incorrect. However, a relatively small country like Sweden, with a good track record of social innovation, BIG would a great new incentive.