NIT, UBI, Guaranteed Income et al, are ultimately functions of our tax, fiscal, and monetary systems. Whatever...
Negative Income Tax (NIT) is Preferable to UBI
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The Corsica Assembly votes for a Negative Income Tax with a notional basic income
There is a translation of this article into French On 30 April 2020, the six political groups met through video...
South Africa: The “Purple Cow” party is proposing a Negative Income Tax form of basic income
“Innovation. Disruption. No BS – because we love our country.” That is the “Purple Cow” party power tag. The party is...
CANADA: Canadian Association of Social Workers Recommends UBIG of $20,000 As a Better Alternative Than Negative Income Tax
On October 30th 2017, the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) released a position paper recommending a...
Michael Story, ‘Free market welfare: The case for a Negative Income Tax’
Adam Smith institute's new report argues that we should reform tax credit with a Negative Income Tax. The press...
Kevin Boyd, “A negative income tax beats both the minimum wage and welfare”
Kevin Boyd, an associate policy analyst at the R Street Institute, authored a post directly comparing the negative...
UNITED STATES: Hillary Clinton asked about Negative Income Tax and does not answer the question
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in her first Facebook question and answer session on July 20, was asked...
Miguel Horta, “Negative Income Tax in Portugal [Negative Income Tax em Portugal]”
Abtract:"The NIT - Negative Income Tax - is a wealth redistribution system. It works through a tax which...
Ben Southwood, “We’ve actually tried negative income taxes, and they seem to work.”
The Adam Smith institute, self-describing as being ‘at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free...
Scott Santens, “Negative Income Tax (NIT) and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)”
Scott Santens, “Negative Income Tax (NIT) and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)” Scottsantens.com. December 17, 2014.
Sam Bowman, “The Negative Income Tax and Basic Income are pretty much the same thing”
[Josh Martin] This post seeks to equate the Negative Income Tax (NIT) and the Basic Income (BI). Bowman’s main point...
Gaura Rader, “Basic Income vs. Negative Income Tax: Why supporters of basic income should be in favor of a negative income tax”
[Josh Martin] In Rader’s latest post on the basic income, he discuesses the two policies broadly referred to as basic...
The Conversative, “Should the Conservative Party adopt a Negative Income Tax?”
[Josh Martin] The author of this post begins by highlighting the issues with the current benefits system in the UK: it...
Jeremiah Luttrell, “Fair Tax and Negative Income Tax.”
SUMMARY: This article is a continuation of the Basic Income article from a previous post on Common Progress, this time...
Paris, France: Conference on negative income tax
On May 28th, 2014, the liberal think tank "Generation Libre" (Free Generation) organizes a conference on its proposed...
Evilsax, “Some Thoughts on the Negative Income Tax”
Evilsax, “Some Thoughts on the Negative Income Tax,” Diary of a Republican Hater. January 18, 2014.
Heteconomist, “Currency Viability In a Pure Income Tax Regime With a Basic Income”
Heteconomist, “Currency Viability In a Pure Income Tax Regime With a Basic Income,” Heteconomist, December 9, 2013.
Chris Farrell, It's Time for a Negative Income Tax
Discussion of BIG has reached Bloomberg Businessweek. This opinion piece by Chris Farrell argues for BIG in the form...
Stern, Erik “Growing need for fairness and respect. Negative income tax is better than welfare or workfare for the unemployed”
SG Hard Truth: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going, July 24, 2012 This article argues that negative income tax is a...
OPINION: The persistence of poverty and a negative income tax: The poor are just like everyone else
At the North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress in Toronto, which I attended in May 2012, Charles Karelis,...