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A basic income is not just a clever measure that may help alleviate urgent problems.
It is an essential element of a radical alternative to both old socialism and neoliberalism.
a fast-growing worldwide demand running up against the limits imposed by a shrinking pool
of natural resources and the saturation of our atmosphere
the dislocation of traditional protective institutions, from the family to labor unions
an automaker, having found a way to make cars with only a fourth of the workers required
before, simply made four times more cars
In the past, a broad consensus existed between the right and the left that continued growth
would keep unemployment and precariousness in check.
People are entitled to continuing handouts on the condition that they remain destitute, and can
prove it is involuntary.
It also excludes people serving prison sentences, whose upkeep costs more than a basic
income, but who should be entitled to it from the minute they get out.
Within countries, a basic income is generally conceived as being uniform, irrespective of
measurable differences in cost of living (most notably, housing costs). This makes it function
as a powerful redistributive instrument in favor of the “peripheries.”
A basic income does not only need to be paid regularly. Its amount must also be stable
enough and, in particular, immune to sudden declines. This does not mean that it should be
fixed. Once in place, it can meaningfully be linked to a price index or, even more
meaningfully, to GDP per capita. To cushion possible downward shocks, however, linking the
amount to an average index over several years is wiser than linking it just to the current year.
It makes most sense to set the rules so that a basic income cannot be mortgaged; its
beneficiaries must not be allowed to use its future stream as a guarantee for loans. This
requirement flows naturally from viewing basic income not as a top-up on other incomes but
rather as the bottom layer for every person’s income, which current legislation usually
protects against seizure.
it is convenient to have an amount in mind that is both modest enough for us to dare to
assume that it is sustainable and generous enough for it to be plausible that it will make a big
difference. Whatever the country concerned, we suggest picking an amount on the order of
one fourth of its current GDP per capita.