BBI #162: Basic Income 1 — The Instrument of Freedom

We begin our discussion of the 2017 book "Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy" by Philippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght.

https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Income-Radical-Proposal-Society/dp/0674237463/

We're discussing the Prologue and Chapter 1: The Instrument of Freedom. To what extent is it useful to describe basic income through the lens of freedom? Does it make sense to frame basic income as a "central pillar" of free society?

BBI #65: The Free Rider Problem
https://youtu.be/H-GYCgPdAl8

BBI #80: A Capitalist Road to Communism
https://youtu.be/u72fYbgvfeQ

BBI #160: Work Requirements
https://youtu.be/IHcX_GRmr5g

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The discussion will be streamed live at this URL:
https://www.youtube.com/bostonbasicincome/live

It will also be available in podcast form in the following days:
https://anchor.fm/bostonbasicincome

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