by Karl Widerquist | Jan 25, 2014 | Research
Matthew Feeney
Author’s summary, “A guaranteed income would reduce the humiliations of the current welfare system while promoting individual responsibility.”
Matthew Feeney, “Scrap the Welfare State and Give People Free Money,” Reason.com, November 26, 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 25, 2014 | Research
PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY: “However much we disagree on how to achieve it, politicians promise the same thing – an economy that grows and grows forever. Jill Segger doesn’t buy it.” She considers basic income as a better alternative.
Jill Segger, “Growing pains,” Reform. May 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 24, 2014 | Research
Nathaniel Downes, “Switzerland’s ‘Basic Income’ Proposal – Could It Work In The US?” Addicting Info. December 27, 2013.
by Craig Axford | Jan 24, 2014 | Research
The mean streets of Complexo da Mare, a favela in north Rio, where the Bolsa Familia provides social aid to poor families. (Lianne Milton for The Globe and Mail)
[Craig Axford]
This story takes a look at the remarkable changes that have taken place within Brazil since the implementation of the Bolsa Familia grant program ten years ago. According to the article, “Between 2003 and 2009, incomes of the poorest Brazilians grew seven times those of rich citizens.” In addition, school attendance is up and infant mortality has declined significantly.
Stephanie Nolen, “What would Robin Hood do: How cash handouts are remaking lives in Brazil”, Globe and Mail, December 28, 2013
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 24, 2014 | Research
Evilsax, “Some Thoughts on the Negative Income Tax,” Diary of a Republican Hater. January 18, 2014.
by Karl Widerquist | Jan 23, 2014 | Research
Equal Life Foundation, “BIG Pilot Project Namibia: a Perspective,” Living Income Guaranteed. August 26, 2013.