[Josh Martin]
In this post Jehu discusses the basic income’s effect on real and nominal wages as a product of the combination of Keynesian system and the Speenhamland System. Jehu then argues that this basic income could be funded by a consumption tax.
Jehu, “How the basic income scheme could become the Left’s worst nightmare”, The Real Movement, 27 April 2014
Source: The Real Movement
Zoom hicham, “Recivitas, a Basic Income Experiment Project in Brazil“, YouTube, 25 April 2014.
[Josh Martin]
A South African human rights organization named Black Sash have welcomed the social grants already in place, but want the government to “seriously” consider basic income grants as well.
Emilia Motsai, “Basic Income Grant is Necessary”, The Citizen, 3 April 2014
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The Sheffield Equality Group has conducted a pilot survey of attitudes twoard basic income. The sample-size was small, and it was gathered without employing randomized sampling techniques. Therefore, the results cannot be considered representative; the author’s “primary aim was to assess the diversity of response, pilot the survey and explore possible results and consideration for a wider scale survey.”
Nevertheless, these initial results are interesting. Only 15% of respondents thought the current welfare system works well for the UK as a whole. 79% agreed People would do more voluntary or unwaged work if they got a basic income. 81% agreed it should be introduced for every UK citizen. And 85% agreed it would help businesses find temporary and flexible workers.
The author, Jason Leman, has worked in survey design and analysis for over a decade. He has researched political involvement and activity as part of gaining a Masters in Research.
An info graphic with some of the results and a link to the full report can be found at:
Sheffield Equality Group, “Basic Income Survey”, Sheffield Equality Group, April 2014.
The full report is online in PDF format:
Jason Leman, “Exploring a Future Welfare State: A Pilot Survey on the Basic Income.” Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Equality Group, March 2013.
Sheffield Equality Group Survey Results
[Josh Martin]
Santens provides a thorough timeline of basic income ideas dating from 1776 to now, including details on major thinkers and publications related to the basic income.
Scott Santens, “A Brief History of Basic Income Ideas“, 2noame on Tumblr, 1 May 2014.
Scott Santens (Source: 2noame on Tumblr)
