Basic Income Now, “How Will Basic Income Change Your Life? – 20 Powerful Social Media Quotes”
Basic Income Now, “How Will Basic Income Change Your Life? – 20 Powerful Social Media Quotes”, 10 July 2015.
Kristin Eberhard, “Can we create a world that works for all if the elites in charge don’t want us to?”
Eberhard discusses policy preference differences between ‘elites’ and the general public in the U.S., highlighting how unfavorably ‘elites’ view policies that would lead to a more equal future. Eberhard believes that a universal basic income is the best way to ensure an acceptable level of equality, but fears that the elites may be too resistant to such a change.
Kristin Eberhard, “Can we create a world that works for all if the elites in charge don’t want us to?”, Medium, 7 July 2015.
Shane Ferro, “Two top venture capitalists think Hillary Clinton is right about one thing”
Ferro discusses Hilary Clinton’s recent speech on the economy and notes that two venture capitalists from Union Square Ventures’ agreed with Clinton’s claim that society needs to have a discussion about on-demand economic forces like the emergence of Uber. One of the VCs, Albert Wenger, went so far as to recommend a universal basic income as a solution to this labor market shift.
Shane Ferro, “Two top venture capitalists think Hillary Clinton is right about one thing”, Business Insider, 14 July 2015.
Natalie Shoemaker, “What Happens When Everyone Is Given Basic Income?”
Shoemaker introduces the idea of basic income in the context of Utrecht’s recent commitment to a basic income experiment in the Netherlands.
Natalie Shoemaker, “What Happens When Everyone Is Given Basic Income?”, Big Think, 11 July, 2015.
Albert Wenger, “Debating the Gig Economy: Going Past Industrial Thinking”
Wenger, a prominent venture capitalist, writes on Hilary Clinton’s recent speech on the economy. Her acknowledgment of the expanding on-demand gig economy is something that will shape the future of work, and Wenger believes this future must include a universal basic income to empower individuals to walk away from low-paying gigs.
Albert Wenger, “Debating the Gig Economy: Going Past Industrial Thinking”, Continuations, 14 July 2015.
