The author lays out the continuing increase of structural unemployment due to technological advances, stating that Thomas Rodham Wells’ solution of a universal basic income “may be the simplest means of defusing rising tensions”.
Gil Smart, “Smart Remarks: As jobs disappear, we may need even more government handouts”, Lancaster Online, 27 July 2014
The author discusses the history and current state of various safety net programs in Britain, as well as possible improvements and solutions, such as the “citizen’s income” proposed by the organization Compass.
Tom Clark, “When it comes to our welfare system, we’ve lost the plot”, The Guardian, 27 July 2014
A protest outside the London offices of Love Productions, which made the TV programme Benefits Street. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
David Atkins, “Basic universal income gets even more traction – from both sides of the aisle”, Washington Monthly, 26 July 2014
David J. Cord, “Is Finland ready for a basic income?”, Helsinki Times, 17 July 2014
Dylan Matthews, “A guaranteed income for every American would eliminate poverty — and it wouldn’t destroy the economy”, Vox, 05 August 2014
