by Craig Axford | Jul 5, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford]
Jessica Flanigan challenges some fundamental objections to a basic income guarantee found within Brink Lindsey’s book Human Capitalism. Brink Lindsey responds in a second post that followed on June 27, 2014. Links to both the initial challenge and the followup response are provided below.
Jessica Flanigan, “Is Living on the Dole Bad For You?”, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, June 19, 2014
Response: Brink Lindsey, “Why Living on the Dole Is Bad for You”, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, June 27, 2014
by Karl Widerquist | Jul 3, 2014 | Research
Mathias Marchal, “Le revenu minimum garanti: «une idée soutenue à droite comme à gauche» [The guaranteed minimum income: ‘an idea sustained on left and right’]” Métro, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 26 June 2014.
Jonathan Brun - Yves Provencher, Métro
by Craig Axford | Jul 3, 2014 | Research
Image: CTV News
[Craig Axford]
The Basic Income Earth Network’s 15th annual conference in Montreal raises the profile of the basic income guarantee in Canada. A CTV News report on discussions at the BIEN conference points out that press coverage for BIG has been steadily increasing across North America recently. In addition, there has been recent positive movement on the issue within two of Canada’s opposition parties.
Benjamin Shingler, “Are Canadians worth $20k a year, guaranteed?”, CTV News, June 29, 2014
by Craig Axford | Jul 2, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford]
Using the Bitcoin protocol as a model, citizens of Iceland are being offered Aurocoin as an alternative to the Krona. Citing a steady decline in the Krona’s value and the collapse of 2008 as the reasoning behind this alternative, each Icelander became entitled to access their share of the new “cryptocurrency” in March of 2014.
Baldur Friggjar Odinsson, A nation breaks the shackles of a fiat currency, Auroracoin, March, 25, 2014
- Aurocoin is new “cryptocurrency” being offered to each Icelander
by Craig Axford | Jul 2, 2014 | Research
Cents and Sensibility, by Brian Donaghy
[Craig Axford]
This book makes a “A controversial case for a guaranteed minimum income for all in Australia.” It may be found at one of the following links:
Brian Donaghy, Cents and Sensibility. Australian Ebook Publisher, 16 June 2014.
by Josh Martin | Jul 2, 2014 | Research
[Josh Martin]
In this opinion piece in the New York Times, Associate Professor of Political Science Christopher Blattman of Columbia University discusses the viability of directly giving cash with no conditions to homeless people. While the subject of handouts to the poor often raises concerns about funding substance abuse, Blattman highlights multiple studies that found no correlation between unconditional cash transfers like the basic income and expenses that would be categorized as wasteful. To Blattman, unconditional cash transfers must continued to be used.
Christopher Blattman, “Let Them Eat Cash.” The New York Times, 29 June 2014.
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