Joe Humphreys “Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?”

From: https://enno-schmidt.weebly.com/bilder.html

The Irish Times runs an interview feature with Enno Schmidt of the Swiss Basic Income campaign.

The article, which features Schmidt’s comments as well as a cost-calculation for Ireland, was published in the run-up to Basic Income Ireland’s summer forum which took place in Dublin on June 13 [2015].

Joe Humphreys “Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?Irish Times, June 6, 2015

Scott Santens, "It’s Time We Take a Closer Look at America’s Three Favorite Words: Freedom, Liberty, and Democracy"

In this article, Scott Santens evaluates the American ideals of freedom, liberty, and democracy and the degrees to which they each exist in America today, concluding that a basic income guarantee would best enable these ideals to flourish in actual practice.

Scott Santens, “It’s Time We Take a Closer Look at America’s Three Favorite Words: Freedom, Liberty, and Democracy“, Medium, 28 October 2014.

Charlie Hallam, "Why a citizen’s income is essential for real democracy"

[Craig Axford]

In this post the author shares his fantasies about some of the many political activities he might find the time and energy for if only he had a little more of the kind of economic security that would come with a basic income guarantee.

Charlie Hallam, “Why a citizen’s income is essential for a real democracy”, fearlessknits, October 12, 2014

Source: Study Magazine - November 23rd, 2010