July 21, 2018
Universal Basic Income
I make three arguments for UBI. They are neither mutually exclusive nor exhaustive. And there are good counter-arguments. But I am surprised at how many opponents claim lack of political…
Posts filed under universal basic income
March 13, 2017
The Future of Work, Technology, and a Basic Income Conference, April 7th-8th
Bowling Green State University’s philosophy department is hosting a conference entitled, “The Future of Work, Technology, and a Basic Income” on April 7th and 8th. You can find a flyer…
July 25, 2016
The UBI in Non-Ideal Theory and Ideal Theory
Phil Magness has complained, at length, on Facebook that proponents of a universal basic income (UBI) like myself have failed to grasp with various “public choice” problems that would surely…
April 29, 2016
A Moral Case for a Basic Income
Over at Café Hayek, Don Boudreaux has a nice post on a universal basic income. He says that he does “not believe that as a practical matter a UBI would…
April 04, 2016
The Minimum Wage is a Bad Tool for Fighting Poverty
Today, California governor Jerry Brown will sign a law raising the state’s the minimum wage (currently $10/hr – tied with Massachusetts for the highest of any state) to $15/hr by 2022. This is…
June 22, 2015
A Progressive Case for the Basic Income Guarantee (And Only the Basic Income Guarantee)
Last month there was some controversy about a proposal from a Wisconsin state representative to prevent the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards for shellfish, among other things….