BBI #167: Basic Income 6 — Economically Sustainable?

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 6 and the economic sustainability of basic income. What does it mean for basic income to be economically sustainable? How does it compare to other mechanisms of providing consumers with money? What would it mean for basic income not to be economically sustainable?

BBI #141: Functional Money
https://youtu.be/TiCQ5H4LBg0

BBI #155: Financial Instability
https://youtu.be/JYLG8D2QgHM

BBI #161: Simulating UBI
https://youtu.be/se7VFMuiST0

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