Doing the Minimum | No Mercy / No Malice
Addressing the problem of work must involve raising the floor rather than making it easier for a tiny number to puncture the ceiling.
Amelia Horgan • Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism (Outspoken by Pluto)
This fact is even more striking when we consider that the cost of eradicating poverty in any developed country is around 1 percent of GDP. An individual unemployment benefit set at the poverty line (around $1,200 a month) and granted to all jobless individuals regardless of their place in the family structure would not only pull everyone out of pov... See more
Daniel Zamora • The Case Against a Basic Income
What was left of the Great Safety Net 1.0 even played a key role in alleviating the consequences of the 2008 financial crisis. In France, a broader safety net and higher minimum wage relative to cost of living made it possible to provide economic security to the majority of households. Even if jobs were destroyed following the crisis, those who wer
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
A basic, or guaranteed minimum, income is far from a new idea. In the context of the contemporary American political landscape, a guaranteed income is likely to be disparaged as “socialism” and a massive expansion of the welfare state.