Comments on: Why I’m Tired of Universal Basic Income Arguments http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/ Not Your Grandfather's Conservatism Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:20:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.7 By: Lightning Round – 2014/09/24 | Free Northerner http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3424 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 05:16:56 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3424 […] the post-labour economy. Related: On universal basic income. A […]

]]> By: Exosemantics, Therefore Universal Basic Income Probably Isn't Egalitarian - Social Matter http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3134 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:00:30 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3134 […] a big ‘if’ of course. With that in mind, I disagree with Henry Dampier’s most recent post here at Social […]

]]> By: Docclar http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3124 Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:58:34 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3124 Just make the guaranteed minimum income contingent upon sterilization while canceling all other forms of welfare. Pay bonuses to people who are younger and with no/few kids. This falls into the “give up some liberty” category IMO.

Now, clearly you are correct about the bureaucracy fighting such a move, and as such this type of move would not be possible until some future political shakeup.

]]> By: Why I’m Tired of Universal Basic Income Arguments | Reaction Times http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3106 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:58:21 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3106 […] Source: Social Matter […]

]]> By: Max http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3101 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:58:28 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3101 http://www.gnxp.com/new/2008/12/28/city-upon-a-hill/

Ctrl-F “Mencius”

You’re welcome.

]]> By: Hadley Bennett http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3100 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:49:53 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3100 Based on left-libertarian priorities, there’s an interesting tension here. On the one hand, you have state-run welfare that’s very easy to hand-out without any strings attached (but muh coercion!), and on the other hand, privately run organizations are very thedeish, meaning that there are either heavy-handed entrance requirements in order to gain access to the thede, or heavy-handed behavioral requirements. Strings attached to benefits. Diminished autonomy. And many crocodile tears were shed by left-libertarians.

]]> By: Contemplationist http://www.socialmatter.net/2014/09/16/im-tired-universal-basic-income-arguments/#comment-3097 Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:33:51 +0000 http://www.socialmatter.net/?p=622#comment-3097 This is great. Would also be fun to sketch out how these old arrangements could be made to work in 2014. The left-libertarian Kevin Carson has done great work on illuminating pre-Welfare state organizations such as worker co-ops, fraternities and gentlemen’s societies that offered members health insurance and a contracted doctor, etc.

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