Giving new meaning to "the check's in the mail." (Courtesy Shutterstock)
[Craig Axford]
In this opinion piece, Keith Wagstaff states that Switzerland will be the first developed nation to adopt a basic income guarantee (BIG) should voters there approve it. If that happens, Wagstaff argues it may force other countries, including the United States, to begin giving BIG another look. Though this is an approach that draws support from both the right and the left, according to the author, it would be impossible to get a BIG proposal through the current Congress.
Keith Wagstaff, “Why the US government should send you $3000 for doing nothing”, The Week, November 14, 2013: https://theweek.com/article/index/252828/why-the-us-government-should-send-you-3000-for-doing-nothing
