Nygren believes a Bitcoin-driven basic income is a distinct possibility and he invites others to join his community that is trying to implement such an idea.
Johan Nygren, “The Next Wave of Basic Income Activism: Distributed Safety Nets”, Medium, 26 March 2015.
Streithorst writes an eloquent, thorough introduction to basic income, highlighting its ability to empower the consumers most likely to spend. Capitalism utilized higher wages and growing debt in previous golden ages to promote consumer spending, and Streithorst argues a basic income could facilitate such spending once again as technological unemployment continues to grow. Streithorst believes a basic income would stimulate demand, grow GDP, and decrease inequality.
Tom Streithorst, “A New Golden Age Part III: The Basic Income Guarantee”, Los Angeles Review of Books, 13 October 2015.
Marston begins his article by highlighting the lack of discussion about a basic income in Australia. While other countries have organizations for the basic income movement, Australia seems to be behind on mobilizing support. To help drum up support for basic income, Marston writes on the ability of basic income to help address issues with climate change and to progress toward a low-carbon future. It would provide a form of economic security, decrease dependence on industries that are key polluters, and facilitate a transition to a new economy.
Greg Marston, “Unconditional Basic Income and transitioning to a low-carbon society”, The Power to Persuade, 16 September 2015.
Altman writes on the applicability of a basic income to the current landscape of remote Indigenous Australia. By detailing the history of government programs targeted in these areas, Altman argues that a basic income would be an excellent way to help remedy the issues faced in these areas of Australia.
Jon Altman, “Basic income a no-brainer for remote Indigenous Australia”, The Power to Persuade, 15 September 2015.
In this post during International Basic Income Week, Tomlinson discusses the merits of a basic income in an Australian context. Tomlinson outlines Australia’s history of means-tested, targeted benefits contingent on claimant worthiness, and he suggests that a possible remedy for Australia’s history of paternalism in social security would be a basic income for all paid above the Henderson poverty line.
John Tomlinson, “Why Basic Income? Why Now?”, The Power to Persuade, 13 September 2015.
