Gaura Rader, “11 Arguments for a Universal Basic Income”
Gaura Rader, “11 Arguments for a Universal Basic Income”, The Socratic Diablogs, 19th June 2014.
Gaura Rader
Philippe Van Parijs, “The Eurodividend: Why the EU should introduce a basic income for all”
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: ‘Philippe Van Parijs argues for a basic income for all legal residents of the European Union to be financed by Value Added Tax. Unlike the US, the EU lacks automatic inter-state transfers and migration between states is much less common. A universal basic income would serve as a buffering mechanism and enable a stronger recovery from economic downturns. It would also help the Union overcome the pressures of competitiveness, while the EU may also be seen as more legitimate and less of a heartless bureaucracy in the eyes of its residents.’
Philippe Van Parijs, “The Eurodividend: Why the EU should introduce a basic income for all”, LSE EUROPP Blog, 24th July 2013
Philippe Van Parijs
John Harris, “A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens – review”
‘By way of addressing security beyond the workplace, [Standing’s] most compelling suggestion is a basic citizen’s income, payable to all, which would increase the bargaining power of people at the low end, and by cutting across the orthodox benefit systems’ serial poverty traps, actually increase the incentive to work. This idea has been circulating for at least 40 years, and may take just as long to arrive in mainstream debate. But if it seems outlandish by contemporary standards, that actually only heightens its appeal: the same, after all, was once said of the most basic aspects of the welfare state; and even the weekend.’
John Harris, “A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens – review”, The Guardian, 9th April 2014.
John Harris
Gaura Rader, “Global Basic Income”
Gaura Rader, “Global Basic Income”, The Socratic Diablogs, 16th June 2014.
Gaura Rader
The Pieces Fit, “Debunking the Top 5 Myths About the Universal Basic Income”
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
