The UBI: Another Tool for Disciplining the Poor (Flickr)

[Craig Axford]

SUMMARY: This article states that a universal income would diminish rather than expand individual autonomy.  The author argues for “focusing on the liberation of mutual aid” and returning to the development of lodges, fraternities and other civic organizations to escape careerism.

Ryan Calhoun, “The Universal Basic Income: Another Tool for Disciplining the Poor”, Epoch Times, March 23, 2014