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Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?”
Jan 23, 2014 | Research
Moises Velasquez-Manoff, “What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?” The New York Times, January 18, 2014.
Greg’s Blog, “Why Do I Support the Unconditional Basic Income Initiative?”
Jan 22, 2014 | Research
Greg’s Blog, “Why Do I Support the Unconditional Basic Income Initiative?” Greg’s Blog. November 15, 2013.
Stephan Faris, "The Swiss Join the Fight Against Inequality"
Jan 22, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford] SUMMARY: The Swiss have a long history of referendums that lead to change not only at home, but abroad as well. Recently they passed a referendum giving shareholders greater say over executive compensation, and though a proposal to cap executive...
Joshua McCabe, four essays on the Basic Income Guarantee
Jan 22, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford] The following series of posts regarding a basic income guarantee were written by Joshua McCabe, a PhD candidate in the department of sociology at the University at Albany and an Adam Smith Fellow at the Mercatus Center. All posts were written for the...
Equal Life Foundation. “Living Income and Nationalized Resources”
Jan 21, 2014 | Research
Equal Life Foundation. “Living Income and Nationalized Resources,” Equal Life Foundation, July, 2, 2012.
Ed Dolan, "The Economic Case for a Universal Basic Income"
Jan 21, 2014 | Research
[Craig Axford] In this blog post economist Ed Dolan evaluates the effectiveness of a universal basic income using four common criteria: effectiveness at lifting everyone above the poverty line; the degree to which the program targets those who need it most;...
The Zeitgeist Movement, “Universal Basic Income: The trojan horse”
Jan 20, 2014 | Research
The Zeitgeist Movement, “Universal Basic Income: The Trojan Horse,” The Zeitgeist Movement Official Blog, December 24, 2013.
MTI, "Majority of Hungarians reject basic income guarantee"
Jan 19, 2014 | Research
MTI, "Majority of Hungarians reject basic income guarantee", Politics.HU, January 17, 2014
Leon Paternoster, “3 right wing reasons for a Basic Citizens’ Income”
Jan 19, 2014 | Research
Leon Paternoster, “3 right wing reasons for a Basic Citizens’ Income,” leonpaternoster.com. October 6, 2013.
MTI, "Basic income for everyone 'dangerous' idea, says Fidesz spokesman"
Jan 19, 2014 | Research
MTI, "Basic income for everyone 'dangerous' idea, says Fidesz spokesman", Politics.HU, January 14, 2014
John Baker, “Basic Income in Ireland: An idea whose time has come”
Jan 19, 2014 | Research
[Josh Martin] In this presentation, John Baker, a member of Basic Income Ireland, outlines a basic income policy suggestion for Ireland. After exploring some of the core benefits of adopting a basic income, Baker suggests paying for the basic income through a gross...
Jess O'Connor, “The case for and against unconditional basic income in Switzerland”
Jan 19, 2014 | Research
[Josh Martin] In this article, O’Connor begins with an explanation of the process behind Swiss referendums as well as recent issues that triggered referendums. Particularly popular debates in Switzerland today focus on income inequality, O’Connor writes, partially...
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