by Yannick Vanderborght | Apr 4, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: This issue of the Citizen’s Income Newsletter includes conference announcements, editorials, news, opinion, and book reviews.
Citizen’s Income Trust, Citizen’s Income newsletter 2014, Issue 2.
by Karl Widerquist | Apr 3, 2014 | Research
Jax Blunt, “Could the basic income actually save us money?” Make It Up, February 14, 2014.
by Karl Widerquist | Apr 2, 2014 | Research
Paul Atherton, “An Open Letter to Iain Duncan Smith… from a (should be) benefit recipient.” Paulatherton, February 14, 2014.
by Karl Widerquist | Apr 1, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY. This article discusses a policy that is essentially a very small basic income guarantee. The author writes, “A 1990s plan to create nest eggs using federal grants and tax credits was never enacted, but with a few small tweaks, it’s an even better idea today.”
Norm Ornstein, “A Plan to Reduce Inequality: Give $1,000 to Every Newborn Baby.” The Atlantic, Feb 13 2014.
-Shannon Stapleton/Reuters, via the Atlantic
by Craig Axford | Mar 29, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford]
Are wage subsidies a viable alternative to both raising the minimum wage and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)? This author thinks they might be.
Noah Smith, “Wage subsidies”, Noahpinion, December 7, 2013
by Karl Widerquist | Mar 27, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: Carol Goar argues that by endorsing a basic annual income, delegates of the Liberal Party of Canada have forced their leader Justin Trudeau to choose between social justice and fiscal rectitude.
Carol Goar “‘Basic annual income’ loaded with pitfalls.” The Toronto Star, Feb 25 2014.
Justin Trudeau -Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS