Michal Rozworski, “The political aspects of the minimum wage”
Michal Rozworski, “The political aspects of the minimum wage,” Political Eh-conomy, January 28, 2014.
Malcolm Henry, “How To Fund A Universal Basic Income (Without Scaring The Horses)”
How about a negative interest rate to finance a BIG?
[Craig Axford]
Most proposals for funding a basic income guarantee rely upon some kind of traditional taxation mechanism. In this post the idea of a negative interest rate that is deposited back into a pool to finance BIG and encourage money’s circulation through the economy is offered as another possible means.
Malcolm Henry, “How To Fund A Universal Basic Income (Without Scaring The Horses)”, Basic Income UK, February 11, 2014
Frances Coppola, “Oh no, not again”
Frances Coppola, “Oh no, not again,” Coppola Comment, January 26, 2014.
Oliver Burkeman, “This column will change your life: obvious answers”
Illustration: Geoff Grandfield for the Guardian
[Craig Axford]
Is the reason solutions like a basic income guarantee are so often overlooked or ignored because they are just too obvious? This author thinks perhaps we tend to find the less obvious and more complex “solutions” more alluring, the growing list of studies supporting ideas like BIG not withstanding.
Oliver Burkeman, “This column will change your life: obvious answers”, The Guardian, February 8, 2014
Arlene Goldbard, “Deceleration & Sustainability”
This Blog reacts enthusiastically to remarks by Adrienne Goehler, who called for a basic income grant as a universal right in her concluding keynote for Staging Sustainability 2014.
Arlene Goldbard, “Deceleration & Sustainability,” Arlene’s Blog. February 21, 2014.
Infidel 753 (Blogger), “Basic income and the technological transition”
[Josh Martin]
This blog post excellently outlines some of the key benefits of the universal basic income (UBI). It especially focuses on the UBI’s ability to ease the transition into an economy where the production of wealth is done largely by machines.
Infidel 753, “Basic income and the technological transition,” Blogspot, January 29, 2014.