BBI #163: Basic Income 2 — Basic Income and Its Cousins

We continue 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/

This week, we discuss Chapter 2: Basic Income and Its Cousins. What other kinds of policies are similar to basic income? This chapter explores basic endowments, negative income tax, earned income tax credit, wage subsidies, guaranteed employment, and working-time reduction.

Are any of these policies viable alternatives to basic income? To what extent are they designed to solve the same problem that basic income solves?

BBI #33: Basic Income vs Job Guarantee
https://youtu.be/3h0XqCPtQks

BBI #63: Universal Basic Assets
https://youtu.be/7mu-Edp7B20

BBI #118: Social Safety Net
https://anchor.fm/bostonbasicincome/episodes/118--Social-Safety-Net-eje78f

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https://anchor.fm/bostonbasicincome

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