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Opinion Posts
Here you will find articles expressing opinions about current issues in the Basic Income debate. Opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of BIEN.
My Own Private Basic Income
This article was originally published by OpenDemocracy, where it received more than 43,000 views as of July 20, 2017. It has also be republished by Moon Magazine. It is based on--but greatly extended from--an earlier article published by BIEN in May 2010 at...
Interview: Hawaii becomes first state to study full basic income
Chris Lee, a Democratic state representative from Hawaii, made international headlines when he passed legislation creating a working group to study Universal Basic Income.
Review: Parijs presents ‘Basic Income’ book at Stanford
Philippe Van Parijs, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network, presented his latest book on Basic Income at Stanford University.
A “Paid Volunteer” against the Monetization of Voluntary Labor (and for Basic Income)
It is better to have enough financial security to work for no pay than to receive payment directly for the same work — or, at least, this has been my own experience as a volunteer in the basic income community.
Towards a Basic Income: A Targeted Universal Framework for Shared Prosperity and Enduring Progress
Towards a Basic Income A Targeted Universal Framework for Shared Prosperity and Enduring Progress By Mark Gomez May 30, 2017 There is more than enough in the American economy, not merely to end poverty, but for everyone to prosper. And in the next 40...
Drones, Shopping, and the Purpose of Mankind
The rising power of Amazon and Alphabet represents the dawn of a new era. Giving people a basic income for taking part in this mega project is the next step we should take.
What is the core ‘basic income issue’?
What’s the deal with this basic income issue? Why is it so difficult to push it forward? The reason, it seems, is deeply rooted within the human psyche.
US: Step by step implementation of basic income
The following is a step by step instruction for introducing a basic income in the United States.
Summer Speaking Tour 2017
Overview (details below) June 15-18, 2017: New York, NY June 20-21: Brussels, Belgium June 27-29: Sheffield, United Kingdom July 5-7: Stockholm, Sweden July 9: Oslo, Norway July 11: Haugesund, Norway July 27-29: St. Louis, Missouri/O'Fallon, Illinois August 15:...
I had something like a basic income; here are nine ways it influenced my views
A job-unconditional basic income guarantee was simply a part of the life to which I grew accustomed as a young adult. Here’s how this experience has influenced my hopes and expectations concerning basic income.
UBI needs peers (part three): Reconquering work – inspiration from People’s Potato
I call for accompanying a UBI with reforms in the domain of public interest services. The analysis will help one to imagine how the work experience could be transformed to contribute to happiness in a UBI society.
Study of Iran’s basic income shows it did not harm employment
An economic study of Iran’s Basic Income, which was implemented to make it easier to phase out expensive (and ecologically destructive) fuel subsidies, shows that there have been no negative effects on employment.
