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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.
Interview: Is school choice an ally of basic income?
While school choice and basic income advocates may not always see eye to eye, they may have more in common than they realize.
The ‘people’s dividend’: A universal income proposal with real numbers
One of the difficulties in talking about universal income is that the arguments lack punch because we discuss them in the abstract. The “People’s Dividend” (PD) petition on tries to correct that problem.
Interview: ‘Bootstraps’ film to document basic income recipients
As the debate about basic income heats up around the world, two documentary filmmakers are trying to bring the human element to the forefront by depicting actual basic income recipients.
Sizing a ‘Universal Minimum Income’
A Universal Minimum Income (UMI) would be a UBI set at a level to ensure everyone has at least a minimum income sufficient to keep body and soul together.
Addressing uncertainty in basic income
As someone interested in basic income, I’m often struck by the degree of uncertainty concerning implementation of BI.
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: The world watches anxiously
Alaska’s Permanent Fund, Dividend and the central idea that minerals are a shared inheritance have inspired numerous social and political movements across the globe.
Helicopter money and basic income: friends or foes?
The notion of “helicopter money” is making headway in economic debate, but is often confused with the idea of basic income. What are the difference between the two concepts?
US: Libertarian VP candidate supports basic income
Judge Jim Gray recently laid out a proposal for broad reform and simplification of the tax code, as well as providing a guaranteed annual stipend of $15,000.
Basic Income in India Conference to be held amid National Interest in UBI
India Network for Basic Income jointly with SEWA Bharat is organising a National Conference on "Basic Income in India" in New Delhi on March 29 and 30, 2017. This National Conference comes against the backdrop of dramatic new developments in India with respect to...
OPINION: Basic Income’s Terminological Quagmire
We must make no mistake: the terminology surrounding “basic income” and related concepts is confusing.
Article 25 and Basic Income: The perfect match
Article 25 and Basic Income: The perfect match Most of us are aware of the problems we are collectively facing: environmental issues, job losses or job insecurity, homelessness, increased violence, terrorism, an immigration and refugee crisis, overpopulation, poverty...
The facts of the basic income movement
A debate has arisen about the definition of basic income and the facts that support the movement.
