„A choice of masters does not make a servant into a free person“ – und eine Anmerkung zur „job guarantee“

„A choice of masters does not make a servant into a free person.“—@KarlWiderquist This is also my biggest problem with a job guarantee without #UBI. You cannot guarantee someone a job and call them free so long as what they need to live remains conditionally withheld from them. https://t.co/CM6F7qwiZD — Scott Santens ‍♂️ (@scottsantens) May … “A choice of masters does not make a servant into a free person“ – und eine Anmerkung zur „job guarantee“ weiterlesen

„…we have not found any evidence of a significant reduction in labour supply…“

1/4 „Over 1,200 documents that discuss the UBI/employment relationship have been reviewed… we have not found any evidence of a significant reduction in labour supply; instead we found evidence that labour supply increases globally among adults, men and women, young and old…“ — Karl Widerquist (@KarlWiderquist) September 1, 2020 Widerquist verweist auf die Studie „Is … “…we have not found any evidence of a significant reduction in labour supply…“ weiterlesen

Eine klare Option: Armut oder keine Armut, „universal basic income“ oder „conditional programs“

There are only 2 choices: either you want a universal program like Basic Income to eliminate poverty or you want poverty to exist. If you want to address poverty with conditional programs, you want poverty to exist for the people who fail or refuse to meet your conditions. — Karl Widerquist (@KarlWiderquist) August 22, 2020 … Eine klare Option: Armut oder keine Armut, „universal basic income“ oder „conditional programs“ weiterlesen

“’Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model‘ available online“…

…schreibt Karl Widerquist auf den Basic Income News. „An early version of a book, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model, is now available for free download on my personal website. A summary, from the first chapter of the book (2012), is reprinted below. If you want to cite or quote it, please … “’Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: Examining its Suitability as a Model‘ available online“… weiterlesen

„Global March for UBI“…

…melden die Basic Income News. „A Global March for Universal Basic Income is setup to happen on the 26th of October 2019. Currently, ten cities in four countries are organizing a march on that date: United States: New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Honolulu, Orlando Germany: Berlin Netherlands: Amsterdam Ghana: Kumbungu Canada: Toronto Marches will include speaking venues, in the case of New York featuring Scott Santens, Karl … “Global March for UBI“… weiterlesen