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Work Disincentives Hit the Near-Poor Hardest. Better Cash Assistance Could Help.
Work Disincentives Hit the Near-Poor Hardest. Better Cash Assistance Could Help.
America’s social safety net is full of snares for the unwary. Integrated Cash Assistance could fix many of its problems.
Ed Dolan
May 9
The Problem of Discriminating Tax Allowances
The Problem of Discriminating Tax Allowances
And how Basic Income solves it.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Nov 11, 2021
Why UBI?
Why UBI?
a poem
Conrad Shaw
Sep 27, 2021
Would a UBI End Everything We Love About America? No.
Would a UBI End Everything We Love About America? No.
No, Prof. Mankiw, better social protections, even a full-out UBI, would not undermine the things we love about America.
Ed Dolan
Sep 22, 2021
Essentials
Basic Income: FAQs
Basic Income: FAQs
Your questions answered.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Aug 26, 2019
10 Basic Benefits of Basic Income
10 Basic Benefits of Basic Income
The most fundamental benefits of Basic Income are often overlooked.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Jul 16, 2019
Basic Income is EASILY Affordable
Basic Income is EASILY Affordable
Some very simple economics tells us why.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Jun 15, 2018
Basic Income and the Video Game Myth
Basic Income and the Video Game Myth
Basic Income — a regular payment of money for every resident citizen, regardless of their circumstances, sufficient to pay for essentials.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Jul 23, 2018
Basic Income and the Contribution Society
Basic Income and the Contribution Society
At the moment, with the current way we run our economies and societies, we’re encouraged to work because of what we can get in return.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Aug 29, 2018
Will Basic Income Cause Massive Inflation? No.
Will Basic Income Cause Massive Inflation? No.
That’s just an internet fairy tale.
⭐ Robert Jameson
May 7, 2019
Basic Income Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Dividend
Basic Income Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Dividend
It’s also part of a pro-enterprise risk management system.
⭐ Robert Jameson
Sep 3, 2019
Do the Rich Deserve to be Rich? — Basic Income Ethics
Do the Rich Deserve to be Rich? — Basic Income Ethics
There are some relatively wealthy people who’ve received good wages, or who owned and ran a successful business, who seem to think that…
⭐ Robert Jameson
Sep 11, 2018
The Big Choice About How to Implement Basic Income
The Big Choice About How to Implement Basic Income
Bit-by-bit, or all-at-once?
⭐ Robert Jameson
Aug 19, 2019
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