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1 online resource (xii, 204 pages) |
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Exploring the basic income guarantee |
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Exploring the basic income guarantee.
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1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG -- 2. So What's the BIG Idea? -- 3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty? -- 4. Did You Know? -- 5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer? -- 6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States? -- 7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security? -- 8. Why Should the U.S. Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee? -- 9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral? -- 10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers? -- 11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job? -- 12. Why Not Try Other Programs? -- 13. Can the U.S. Afford a Basic Income Guarantee? -- 14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work? -- 15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested? -- 16. What About the Work Ethic? -- 17. What Will Life Be Like Under a Basic Income Guarantee? -- 18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy? -- 19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered? -- 20. What's Happening with BIG Around the World? -- 21. Can America be Convinced? -- 22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a BIG in the U.S.? -- Appendix A. The Cost of a Basic Income Guarantee -- Appendix B. Current Social Welfare Programs -- Appendix C.A Brief History of a Basic Income Guarantee -- Appendix D. Alternate Forms of a Basic Income Guarantee -- Appendix E. Resources -- Appendix F. Suggested Reading |
| Summary |
A Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is the unconditional government-ensured guarantee that all citizens will have enough income to meet their basic needs without a work requirement. Significant questions include: Why should we adopt a BIG? Can the U.S. afford it? Why don't the current welfare programs work? Why not guarantee everyone a job? Would anyone work if his or her income were guaranteed? Has a BIG ever been tested? This book answers these questions and many more in simple, easy-to-understand language |
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"1. Basic Income Guarantee: The Right to Economic Security by Allan Sheahen argues that there is a moral obligation to provide everyone with a decent level of living. Your right to be--your right to simple existence--is not something for others to grant or withhold as an economic carrot, or to give as a gift. It is a universal right. Some call it "Social Security for everyone." In plain, simple English, Sheahen answers the toughest questions about an issue which would revolutionize the American way of life. We can end poverty, close the wealth gap, and provide economic security to everyone by giving all Americans a modest, yet unconditional income"--Provided by publisher |
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Print version record |
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Basic income -- United States
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Public welfare -- United States.
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Economic security -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Public Finance.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Taxation -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Economic security
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Basic income
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Public welfare
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137031594 |
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113703159X |
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