Eroding Capitalism: A Comment on Stuart White’s ‘Basic Capital in the Egalitarian Toolkit’ Erik Olin Wright Abstract Stuart White argues [in this accompanying article, “Basic Capital in the Egalitarian Toolkit”…
As a proponent of a UBI, I often encounter some version of the surfer objection: what if some people who could work instead spend their entire income allowance on surfing or drinking or…
Via Pete Boettke, I see that Don Boudreaux has posted a criticism of the enthusiasm among some libertarians (including some of the BHL co-bloggers) for a basic income: That policy…
My apologies for the long delay since Part IV. I’m finishing a book for Cambridge U Press, and an enormous screw-up in what should have been the final (as I…
Since my last post here on libertarianism and Basic Income Guarantees (BIGs), I’ve written a few more pieces on the topic over at Libertarianism.org. Now that the holidays are over,…
In my previous post, I discussed the politics of BIG/NIT proposals in the United States, the reasons for pessimism about the future, and the reasons why I’m more optimistic. In…