Wouldn't a basic income just be stealing from those who earned their money?
This kind of question is built on the assumption that all money earned is earned fairly and justly, and all money taxed is both unfair and unjust. Here's the thing, that idea of private property we take for granted as the foundation of just about everything? Perhaps we
Yes, It Really is Different This Time
A conversation of increasing frequency, especially post-CGP Grey's excellent " Humans Need Not Apply [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU]": Bill: We've been hearing about this technological unemployment crap for a long time. Every time someone has said, "It's different this
Basic Income is Impossible
"That's impossible." No, I'm not quoting Luke Skywalker (although we certainly know he was wrong). I'm quoting a lot of people whose responses to the idea of basic income I've read since late 2013 when I subscribed to /r/BasicIncome
What Can We Do to Grow the Basic Income Movement in 2015?
1... I feel I've already somewhat answered this question in a recent blog post, so here again is that blog post: 5 Steps to Becoming a BIG Contributor [http://www.scottsantens.com/5-steps-to-becoming-a-big-contributor-basic-income-guarantee] . I firmly believe that in 2015 we need to focus on organizing local meetings [http:
Artist Brian Eno just learned about basic income and loves the idea
Here's the podcast [http://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-briefing/817/] where he is interviewed by Georgina Godwin for a special edition of The Briefing. He starts talking about basic income at around 18m30s into it. Transcript by me: > I'm always concerned about, more than anything
The Science Behind A Christmas Carol
First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol is a timeless story that we have cherished ever since, especially during the holidays. The tale by Charles Dickens has been adapted and re-adapted, modified and satired, with such frequency that we may not even recognize it in all its forms. So why
Will Replacing Current Benefits With Cash Tomorrow Leave Today's Recipients Better or Worse Off?
Here's an article I wrote that looks at our current welfare system [https://medium.com/@2noame/breaking-down-without-a-spare-a271a6ef6f7e]. In that article is the following image from this presentation [http://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/-alexander-presentation_10063532278.pdf] : This image depicts a single parent with two children living
Negative Income Tax (NIT) and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
A negative income tax (NIT) and an unconditional basic income (UBI) are two ways of achieving a basic income guarantee (BIG). One gives a varying amount of money according to income, and the other gives the same amount to all and taxes different amounts back. However, among basic income supporters,
My Responses to the Responses to the Basic Income Article in Newsweek
This weekend Newsweek joined the mainstream media club to write favorably of basic income. Please read the article [http://www.newsweek.com/how-fix-poverty-write-every-family-basic-income-check-291583] if you haven't already done so. I think it's important in an article like this to get a feeling for how people are
Women Have Lower Incomes Than Men
Claim 1: Income is access to resources [http://www.scottsantens.com/shouldn-t-all-this-talk-about-money-actually-be-talk-about-resources] . When it comes to humans, one gender is given less access to resources than the other. Claim 2: Women are paid less than men for the same work. Though it may appear these two claims are the same,