Research posts
Here you will find notices about research and research results relating to Basic Income
Judith S. Willis. “Response to Interim Report: Review of Australia’s Welfare System.”
SUMMARY: Changes to Australia’s income support system over time have resulted in unintended complexities, inconsistencies and disincentives for some people to work. Achieving a simpler and sustainable income support system should involve a simpler architecture, a fair...
Gaura Rader, “What if we Dropped Money Instead of Bombs on the Middle East?”
[Josh Martin] Rader’s post discusses the failure of US foreign policy in the Middle East and the fact that terrorism surfaces most often in areas with extreme poverty. In order to fight terrorism, Rader argues that developed nations should implement income subsidies...
Simon Thorpe, “Why Mario Draghi and Mark Carney should be pushing for an Unconditional Basic Income for all”
[Josh Martin] In his post, Thorpe argues for the European Central Bank and the Bank of England to begin giving an unconditional basic income to all citizens. This would allow these central banks to directly control the amount of money in circulation. Simon Thorpe,...
Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach, "Top 10 Solutions to Cut Poverty and Grow the Middle Class"
[Craig Axford] In this post from BillMoyers.com 10 different steps to eliminating poverty in the United States are outlined. Though a basic income guarantee is not mentioned directly, expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is. Currently childless workers don't...
David Atkins, “Bipartisan consensus for universal basic income”
[Josh Martin] Atkins rightly points out the lack of bipartisanship in American politics at the moment, but it seems the universal basic income is on pace to buck that trend. While the basic income is off the mainstream political debate topics, a growing number of...
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...
Old Sauk River, “Where Do We Go From Here”
[Josh Martin] In this blog post, the author gathers multiple videos of people from Martin Luther King Jr. to Desmond Tutu discussing and supporting a universal basic income. The author also includes recent political support on the basic income in countries like...
UNITED STATES: "Your Guide to the 2014 US Elections"
[Craig Axford] To learn which candidates that support a basic income may be running in your area, use the links provided here. "Your Guide to the 2014 US Elections", Basic Income Now, Oct 12, 2014
Chris Giles, Sarah O’Connor, Claire Jones and Ben McLannahan, “Pay pressure”
This is a roundtable discussion of potential solutions to stagnant wage growth. One of the participants puts forth a universal basic income, paid monthly, as the optimal solution. Chris Giles, Sarah O’Connor, Claire Jones and Ben McLannahan, “Pay pressure”, Financial...
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,...
Kristina Salas, “After Extreme Weather, Living Income Stands”
The author analyzes the benefits of the support of a Living Income Guarantee in unexpected conditions, such as extreme weather events. The Living Income Guaranteed would be a partial Basic Income in that it is means-tested and is intended to be provided to all below a...
Fidelis Spies, “Taking Leave may mean the End of your Job – Solutions?”
This article looks at how the basic income would support workers moving between jobs, giving them a greater degree of security. The full article is available here: Fidelis Spies, “Taking Leave may mean the End of your Job – Solutions?”, Living Income Guaranteed, 3rd...
