- New book shows how the myth of a 19th century English welfare system (Speenhamland) prevented Richard Nixon, 150 years later, from introducing a basic income in the U.S. Fascinating stuff. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/richard-nixon-ubi-basic-income-welfare/ 9 comments books
- Fascinating new research shows how the myth of a 19th century English welfare system (Speenhamland) prevented Richard Nixon, 150 years later, from introducing a basic income in the U.S. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/richard-nixon-ubi-basic-income-welfare/ 19 comments history
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- The pope just proposed a ‘universal basic wage.’ What does that mean for the United States? | America Magazine https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2020/04/12/pope-just-proposed-universal-basic-income-united-states-ready-it 6717 comments
- American Capitalism Is Forcing Seniors Into Bankruptcy http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/american-capitalism-is-forcing-seniors-into-bankruptcy.html 112 comments
- As Andrew Yang Rises, Silicon Valley Questions Universal Basic Income https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/andrew-yang-injected-silicon-valleys-favorite-economic-idea 41 comments
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