by Josh Martin | Jun 17, 2014 | Research
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This post examines the common objection to the basic income that people will spend the cash on alcohol and cigarettes. The article discusses a new paper from the World Bank that found that transfers are not consistently used for alcohol or tobacco.
Dylan Matthews, “More evidence that giving poor people money is a great cure for poverty”, Vox, 7 June 2014.
It turns out that the problem of people not having enough money is solved by giving them more money. (Photo courtesy of GiveDirectly)
by Josh Martin | Jun 16, 2014 | Research
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Coppola dissects issues in the tax credits system in the UK, claiming that it fails to reflect the flexibility of the labor market, especially for self-employed individuals. Coppola then goes on to say that the Universal Credit will not make things any better and that the ideal solution would be a universal basic income.
Frances Coppola, “Hounding the Poor“, Pieria, 30 May 2014.
Source: https://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/hounding_the_poor
by Josh Martin | Jun 15, 2014 | Research
This paper looks at the issue of reparations for group injustice, mainly in the USA, and suggests a basic income guarantee as a possible means of addressing that issue. The need for and legitimacy of such reparations are first established. The author details some personal experience with the issue, which includes encountering frequent resistance to the idea. A basic income guarantee as a means of getting past much of that resistance is then discussed. That is followed by a brief discussion of benefits and limitations. The paper concludes that implementation of a basic income guarantee is the single best way to right the injustices suffered by people due to their inclusion in certain cultural/ethnic groups.
Richa, “A Basic Income Guarantee as Reparations for Group Injustice“, USBIG, December 2009.
by Josh Martin | Jun 14, 2014 | News
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This slide show by the blogger kaneix covers the arguments for a universal basic income.
kaneix, “An Unconditional, Universal Basic Income“, emaze
by Josh Martin | Jun 13, 2014 | Research
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In this post McCarthy analyzes the choice of the After Party to support a basic income, claiming that the basic income movement is, “at best a waste of time, and at worst a trap that will feed our rights to Wall Street.” He attacks Charles Murray’s basic income proposal and urges his readers to see through this novel economic theorem.
Kyle McCarthy, “The ‘Basic Income’ Trap“, Against Austerity, 2 June 2014.
Source: https://againstausterity.org/blog/basic-income-trap?nopaging=1
