by Scott Santens | Jul 20, 2014 | Research
Scott Santens’ article, “Why Should We Support the Idea of an Unconditional Basic Income?” originally published on Medium has now been translated into Chinese and posted onto BuzzOrange – a news and media aggregation site akin to a Taiwanese BuzzFeed or The Huffington Post – by site contributor, “Ann”.
The Chinese language version can be read here.
Scott Santens, “解決本世紀經濟問題的根本方法：每人每月發三萬台幣？[Why Should We Support the Idea of an Unconditional Basic Income?]” BuzzOrange, 25 June 2014.
by Yannick Vanderborght | Jul 19, 2014 | Research
Nanna Kildal by Leif Skaar via NRK Ytring
SUMMARY: This article argues for a citizens’ wages to all income without any obligation, saying such a scheme would go a long way in fighting poverty, and asking why are there no politicians who talk about it. The author presents the idea in general, and asks whether we can afford it, writing about poverty traps and about the moral issue of reciprocity. She concludes; this will be a tremendous help for those who find themselves in the labor market’s external borders, at the intersection of work and social security.
Nanna Kildal, “Hvorfor snakker vi ikke om borgerlønn? [Why dont we talk about Citizen Wage?].” NRK Ytring, 12 July 14.
by Josh Martin | Jul 19, 2014 | Research
Abstract: “This article explores the impact of both technological unemployment and a basic income on the provision of services of general interest. A basic income may promote the restructuring of production into postcapitalist forms and projects involving peer production. This change, as well as technological unemployment, will result in lower state and market capacities to provide services. Instead, people will create various forms of self-organization to meet their needs. The paper presents examples of such models. Some ideas about the new forms of inequalities in this system will be presented to inspire a further study of this scenario.”
Katarzyna Gajewska, “Technological Unemployment but Still a Lot of Work: Towards Prosumerist Services of General Interest”, Journal of Evolution and Technology, 24(1), February 2014, 104-112.
by Josh Martin | Jul 18, 2014 | Research
[Josh Martin]
YouGov and the Huffington Post conducted a survey of 1000 US adults in early January of this year. Here is the question they asked about a basic income:
Would you favor or oppose expanding Social Security to every American, regardless of age, to guarantee a basic income to every American?
Strongly favor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18%
Somewhat favor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
Somewhat oppose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16%
Strongly oppose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Peter Moore, “Poll Results: Guaranteed Jobs and Income”, YouGov, 9 January 2014.
Poll Results, YouGov
by Josh Martin | Jul 17, 2014 | Research
[Josh Martin]
Weir writes extensively on the basic income case study in Madhya Pradesh, India, which was led by Professor Guy Standing of SOAS in London. Weir covers how the project was set up as well as the major findings of the case study. In conclusion, Weir weighs the prospects for the basic income in India after the election of Narendra Modi earlier this year.
Stuart Weir, “Basic Income: transforming lives in rural India”, Open Democracy, 20 June 2014.
Source: Open Democracy
by Karl Widerquist | Jul 16, 2014 | Research
Zacqary Adam Xeper
SUMMARY: The author draws on evidence from pilot projects and other sources to argue, “There are all sorts of arguments against an unconditional, universal basic income — that is, the idea of giving everyone a minimum income regardless of whether they work, whether they’re disabled, or whether they’re poor. The problem with these arguments is that the only one that actually stands up to reality is, ‘I don’t like it.’”
Zacqary is an activist in the New York Pirate Party, where his official title is “Cat Herder.” He is an open source game developer, and the Chief Executive Plankhead of Plankhead, a free culture arts collective. Despite believing that money is a superfluous social construct, he has a Gittip profile.
Zacqary Adam Xeper, “You Can Only Be Against Basic Income Based On Morals, Not Evidence.” Falkvinge & Co. on Infopolicy, July 11, 2014.
Photo by Flickr user Tax Credits, via Falkvinge & Co.
