A primary research resource and catalyst for everyday people, activists, academics, and policy makers to make the transition from merely exploring basic income as an interesting concept to implementing it as a policy, at scale. Toaccomplish this task, we begin by asking why civilization emerged in the first place, how those purposes change over time, what it is we believe civilization is designed to achieve today, and where we are currently situated, on the timeline of human history, so that we may better understand both the context and urgency of the current, precarious economic plight of the vast majority of Americans.
Author(s): 'A'ohe Mea
Edition: 1st pbk. edition.
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: updated cover image link
Pages: 237
Tags: UBI, BASIC INCOME, UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, UNCONDITIONAL BASIC INCOME, GAI, GUARANTEED ANNUAL INCOME, GUARANTEED INCOME, CITIZEN DIVIDEND, SOCIAL SECURITY
CONTENTS
Toward What End?
Tinkering with the Cosmic Clockworks
What Is The Point Of Civilization?
What Is Our Vision Of Civilization?
To Make Hell into Heaven or Heaven into Hell?
Science Fiction, Technology, and Public Policy
80 Hour Jobs vs 20 Hour Work Week
Socialism and Mixed Economies
No Such Thing As A Better World
What To Do About “Those” People: The Otherization of Everyone
The Poor Will Always Be With You
Permission to Exist
How Much is a Human Being Worth, Exactly?
Ending Poverty Directly
We’ve Been Here Before: The Two-Thirds Singularity of 1969
How Socialism Improves Capitalism
Why People Will Keep Working
Money Does Buy Happiness
The Human Right to Income Security
Simple Math of UBI
The End of Entitlements: Social Security as Income Security
Markets Support Income Security
Hawaiian Legislative Leadership
A New LIFT and the Working Families Tax Credit
The Livable Income Security Act of 2019
A Modest Proposal
Postscript
Appendix
Historical Quotations About Basic Income
Basic Income FAQ
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author
