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Megan McArdle, “How a basic income in the U.S. could increase global poverty.”
Apr 19, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: interviewee, conservative blogger Megan McArdle, argues against the Basic Income Guarantee, saying that it couldn’t replace the existing social welfare system, as some of her fellow conservatives suggest. Instead, she says it would end up doubling the federal...
Mike Treen, “Why the Labour movement should support a Universal Basic Income.”
Apr 19, 2014 | Research
Mike Treen, “Why the Labour movement should support a Universal Basic Income.” The Daily Blog [New Zealand].” April 18, 2014 Reposted as: Mike Treen. “Why support a Universal Basic Income.” United News, April 19, 2014. Mike Treen. “Why support a Universal Basic...
Bill Jordan, “Free money is no longer the stuff of utopia.”
Apr 18, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: Bill Jordan makes the case for a global Basic Income, an idea that has finally come of age. He writes, “For 40 years now I have been advocating for an unconditional Basic Income (BI) – a regular state payment to each citizen of the affluent societies,...
Antony Davies & James Harrigan, “Sorry CNN and David Wheeler, but a ‘Basic Income’ Wouldn’t End Poverty.”
Apr 17, 2014 | Research
Antony Davies & James Harrigan, “Sorry CNN and David Wheeler, but a ‘Basic Income’ Wouldn’t End Poverty.” The Blaze. April 16, 2014
David R. Wheeler, “What if the government guaranteed you an income?”
Apr 16, 2014 | Research
SUMMARY: This article has received more than 10,000 comments in the first three days since it was Posted. The author, David R. Wheeler, argues that the basic income guarantee is a simple solution to unemployment and underemployment, that it is cheaper than our current...
Hendrik vom Lehn, “Why we don’t have a basic income yet (and how to get there)”
Apr 12, 2014 | Research
Hendrik vom Lehn, “Why we don’t have a basic income yet (and how to get there),” Hentrik.vomlehn.de, March 9, 2014.
Hendrik vom Lehn, “Why we should (re-)consider a basic income.”
Apr 12, 2014 | Research
Hendrik vom Lehn, “Why we should (re-)consider a basic income.” Hentrik.vomlehn.de, March 5, 2014.
Dorotea Mar, “Basic Income is the life-saving boat of a sinking global economy: Interview with Andrey “Boby” Angelov.”
Apr 11, 2014 | Research
Dorothea Mar conducted this interview with Andrey “Boby” Angelov, the Content Creator for the Bulgarian Facebook page about the European Citizens’ Initiative for Unconditional Basic Income on the 17 January 2014, after the very successful campaign by Bulgaria Basic...
Karl Widerquist, “The Basic Income Grant as Social Safety Net for Namibia: Experience and lessons from around the world”
Apr 10, 2014 | Research
ABSTRACT: This paper discusses strategies for providing a social safety net and argues that the Basic Income Grant (BIG) is the best way forward for Namibia. BIG is a regular, unconditional income given to all individuals as a right of citizenship. This paper draws on...
Nigel Morris, “Universal Credit: Government's welfare reform ‘may be scrapped after next election’”
Apr 9, 2014 | Research
[Citizen’s Income Trust] SUMMARY: On the 19th February The Independent reported that ‘only 3,200 people – a fraction of the original target – had been signed up to receive Universal Credit …. Under the original timetable, one million people were supposed to be...
Heidi Laura, “Er det bare blåøjet? [Is it really so naive?]”
Apr 8, 2014 | Research
Language: Danish Heidi Laura, “Er det bare blåøjet? [Is it really so naive?].” Weekendavisen, pp. 1-3, March 7, 2014. Print. The Magazine's website is: https://www.weekendavisen.dk/
GleninCA, “Instead Of Raising The Minimum Wage, Progressives Should Push For A Universal Basic Income.”
Apr 7, 2014 | Research
GleninCA, “Instead Of Raising The Minimum Wage, Progressives Should Push For A Universal Basic Income.” Daily Kos, Feb 26, 2014.
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