by Craig Axford | Feb 19, 2014 | Research
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SUMMARY: This article cites research indicating that even a basic income guarantee of as little as $2,920 a year to every American, whether they are of working age or not, could reduce poverty by as much as 50%, and it would cost about what the US is spending on anti-poverty programs right now.
Jillian Corriera, “Universal basic income could lower poverty”, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, February 13, 2014.
by Craig Axford | Feb 18, 2014 | Research
UTNE Reader, How to Win the War on Poverty, February 2014
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SUMMARY: In January of 2014 the United States marked the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. The author of this article contends this “war’s” failure is due to its focus on the symptoms of poverty rather than the roots of poverty. A basic income guarantee, he contends, would attack the roots.
Sam Ross-Brown, “How to Win the War on Poverty”, Utne Reader, February 3, 2014
by Craig Axford | Feb 1, 2014 | Research
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Alberto Mingardi, “Hayekian arguments for basic income”, Library of Economics and Liberty, January 8, 2014
by Craig Axford | Jan 31, 2014 | Research
Edwin G. Dolan is an economist and educator with a Ph.D. from Yale University.
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With this post, Ed Dolan concludes the United States can provide a basic income guarantee of approximately $5,850 for every American with the exception of some current Social Security recipients. This grant could be funded using only existing federal anti-poverty spending, excluding healthcare spending or money currently contributed to these programs by the states.
Ed Dolan, “Could We Afford a Universal Basic Income”, Economonitor, January 13, 2014
by Craig Axford | Jan 25, 2014 | News
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SUMMARY: In his final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated for a universal basic income. In addition to recalling King’s contribution to civil rights during the days surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it’s worth remembering his commitment to ending poverty as well.
Jordan Weissmann, “Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Solution to Poverty”, The Atlantic, January 20, 2014.
