SUMMARY: The article addresses the following common arguments against UBI:

1) Isn’t that Communism?
2) You can’t make up new rights!
3) If people get a basic income nobody would want to work anymore!
4) Employment is a voluntary exchange between consenting parties
5) Basic Income sounds great, but we can’t afford it.

The Pieces Fit, “Debunking the Top 5 Myths About the Universal Basic Income”, The Pieces Fit, 12th June 2014.

Debunking the top 5 Myths about the Universal Basic Income

Debunking the top 5 Myths about the Universal Basic Income