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A 2% Financial Wealth Tax Would Provide A $12,000 Annual Stipend To Every American Household
Careful analysis reveals a number of excellent arguments for the implementation of a Universal Basic Income. By Paul Buchheit Source: Nation of Change It’s not hard to envision the benefits in work opportunities, stress reduction, child care, entrepreneurial activity, and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Welfare, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Recession, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged 1%, 99%, Arts and Sciences, big data, Big Pharma, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Entrepreneurs, financial crisis, income gap, Poverty, Progressive Tax, Stock Market, technology, UBI, unemployment, Universal Basic Income, wall street, Wealth Disparity, Wealth Tax
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The United States of Work
Employers exercise vast control over our lives, even when we’re not on the job. How did our bosses gain power that the government itself doesn’t hold? By Miya Tokumitsu Source: New Republic Work no longer works. “You need to acquire … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, Health, Labor, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged automation, Corporations, corporatocracy, culture, Economics, economy, Elizabeth Anderson, Employment, financial crisis, Government, James Livingston, Labor, Postcapitalism, Postwork Society, technology, UBI, Universal Basic Income, Welfare, Work
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Will Robots Take Your Job?
By Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams Source: ROAR In recent months, a range of studies has warned of an imminent job apocalypse. The most famous of these—a study from Oxford—suggests that up to 47 percent of US jobs are at … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Labor, Neoliberalism, Recession, Social Control, society, Sociology, Technology, war
Tagged automation, capitalism, Economics, Jobs, Labor, Mass Unemployment, Precarity, Productivity, Robotics, Robots, Silicon Valley, technology, UBI, unemployment, Universal Basic Income, Wages, Work
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A Libertarian Argument for Universal Basic Income
Political Authority and the Basic Income By Jessica Flanigan Source: Bleeding Heart Libertarians Lately I’ve been thinking about my reasons for endorsing a UBI, especially given that I also share Michael Huemer’s skepticism about political authority. Consider this case: (1) … Continue reading
