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Guaranteed Basic Income – A Crazy Idea?
- ramblerman 11y agoguaranteed basic income is a tautology. "A basic income is an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement."
- imartin2k 11y agoYou are right, "unconditional basic income" would be the better term, in my eyes.
- dragonwriter 11y agoBasic income, guaranteed basic income, basic income guarantee, unconditional basic income, guaranteed minimum income, minimum income guarantee, and a few other things are different names different people have used for the same thing. The definition you provide is what all those terms often name, but the terminology "basic income" alone is not universally accepted as the standard label for it. Additionally, some of those terms have, in some contexts, been used for things which don't meet that definition.
- jld89 11y agoThis is an idea that needs more traction. It would solve so many problems that our society is struggling to solve such as poverty and equality (to some degree at least) There should be more debate about this and at least one country should approve it, it is encouraging to know that the swiss are seriously considering it... One can only hope...
- imartin2k 11y agoIt might be selective perception, but I get the clear impression that this idea is currently enjoying ever increasing traction. Google Trends seems to confirm this (although I don't know what caused the initial spike back in 2005 or 2006) https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=basic%20income https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=basic%20income
- barneygumble742 11y agoI wonder if Google Trends is confusing 'basic income' with people searching for 'basic income tax'. There tend to be mini-spikes always in February and March; when most people file their taxes.