Basic Income is More than Restoring Bargaining Power, it is an Infusion of Political Clout

Shelly Fagan
Nov 7 · 2 min read

In negotiations with your employer, you are probably aware of your disadvantage, your lack of any real threat to cause the company harm. While most of the dialogue surrounding basic income focuses on the individual’s bargaining power, we should not ignore that it can also restore political power.

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    Shelly Fagan

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    I make complicated subjects accessible. Politics, Basic Income, Philosophy. You clap, I follow. You read mine, I’ll read yours. shellyfaganaz@gmail.com

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