Near-Universal Basic Income
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Nir Eyal
Under what I call ”Near-Universal Basic Income,” or NUBI, everyone receives a high level of basic income, except for the rich. NUBI is therefore only near-universal and it requires means-testing. It is an economic hybrid: a cross between Universal Basic Income (UBI) and conservative social relief. My thesis is that if standard considerations that are often advanced to support UBI against social relief are successful, then these combined considerations probably lend NUBI even greater support. Thus, UBI supporters should consider becoming NUBI supporters. The considerations I examine focus on (1) sufficiency; (2) cost cuts; (3) equality; (4) freedom; (5) the social bases of self-respect; and (6) political resilience.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Front Matter
- Content
- List of Contributors
- Research Article
- Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise With a Microeconometric Model
- Why Cash Violates Neutrality
- Near-Universal Basic Income
- Research Note
- The Right to Existence in Developing Countries: Basic Income in East Timor
- Baby Steps: Basic Income and the Need for Incremental Organizational Development
- Book Review
- Review of Alanna Hartzok, The Earth Belongs to Everyone
Articles in the same Issue
- Front Matter
- Content
- List of Contributors
- Research Article
- Alternative Basic Income Mechanisms: An Evaluation Exercise With a Microeconometric Model
- Why Cash Violates Neutrality
- Near-Universal Basic Income
- Research Note
- The Right to Existence in Developing Countries: Basic Income in East Timor
- Baby Steps: Basic Income and the Need for Incremental Organizational Development
- Book Review
- Review of Alanna Hartzok, The Earth Belongs to Everyone
