Paul Atherton, “An Open Letter to Iain Duncan Smith… from a (should be) benefit recipient.”
Paul Atherton, “An Open Letter to Iain Duncan Smith… from a (should be) benefit recipient.” Paulatherton, February 14, 2014.
Norm Ornstein, “A Plan to Reduce Inequality: Give $1,000 to Every Newborn Baby.”
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
Noah Smith, "Wage subsidies"
[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
Carol Goar “‘Basic annual income’ loaded with pitfalls”
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
Bart de Baan, “Hoe bevrijdend is de ‘eis’ van een onvoorwaardelijk basisinkomen? [A Leftist critique on Basic Income]”
This essay praises some aspects of basic income, but argues that the proposal has disadvantages from the leftist point of view, including that it doesn’t move toward a leftist vision and that it is “nationalism in disguise.”
Language: Original in Dutch. Translated into English.
Dutch version: Bart de Baan, “Hoe bevrijdend is de ‘eis’ van een onvoorwaardelijk basisinkomen? [A Leftist critique on Basic Income].” Doorbraak.eu, 24, January 2014.
Translated into English as “A Leftist critique on Basic Income,” by Revolution News, February 1, 2014.
-Revolution News
Obey, "Universal Basic Income – A Swiss case study"
Will Switzerland adopt radical reforms for class equality?
[Craig Axford]
Obey, “Universal Basic Income – A Swiss case study”, My FDL, December 13, 2013
