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Universal Basic Income
During the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, candidate Andrew Yang's policy of universal basic income was something many Americans had never heard of. Yang's background as a tech entrepreneur likely influenced his platform, as he projected that within the next decade 1 of every 3 workers would be at risk of losing their jobs to new technologies. Basic income has been debated and piloted in countries around the world since the 1960s. Readers will evaluate whether a country that prides itself on the merits of hard work, automation, and a drastically evolving labor force could change that.
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Universal Basic Income
During the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, candidate Andrew Yang's policy of universal basic income was something many Americans had never heard of. Yang's background as a tech entrepreneur likely influenced his platform, as he projected that within the next decade 1 of every 3 workers would be at risk of losing their jobs to new technologies. Basic income has been debated and piloted in countries around the world since the 1960s. Readers will evaluate whether a country that prides itself on the merits of hard work, automation, and a drastically evolving labor force could change that.
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Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Overview

During the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, candidate Andrew Yang's policy of universal basic income was something many Americans had never heard of. Yang's background as a tech entrepreneur likely influenced his platform, as he projected that within the next decade 1 of every 3 workers would be at risk of losing their jobs to new technologies. Basic income has been debated and piloted in countries around the world since the 1960s. Readers will evaluate whether a country that prides itself on the merits of hard work, automation, and a drastically evolving labor force could change that.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781534508040
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Publication date: 07/30/2021
Series: Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints Series
Pages: 120
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 What Would Universal Basic Income Do?

1 UBI: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated Divakar Shenoy 11

2 First Decide the Goal of UBI André Gonçalves 18

3 UBI Overcomes the Limitations of Targeted Basic Income Ians 25

4 UBI Might Solve the Problems Automation Brings Neyaz Farooquee 30

5 UBI Will Increase Poverty, Not Reduce It Robert Greenstein 35

Chapter 2 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of UBI?

1 UBI Could Greatly Benefit Families Clifton B. Parker 43

2 UBI Does Not Have a Negative Effect on Work Wharton Public Policy Initiative 49

3 UBI Subsidizes Unpaid Work Scott Santens 55

4 Working for Money Is Overrated Anna Dent 59

5 American Opinions Are Split on UBI Edward Freeland 64

Chapter 3 How Could We Pay for UBI?

1 Know the Numbers Required by UBI Kyle Pomerleau 72

2 Universal Basic Income Alone Isn't the Answer ATD Fourth World 80

3 UBI Is, First and Foremost, Tax Policy Alexander Holt 86

4 VAT and UBI Could Work Together William G. Gale 91

5 History Provides a Grave Warning Against Universal Basic Income Zilvinas Silenas 96

6 Giving People Money Isn't Easy Surbhi Bhatia Vishnu Padmanabhan 101

Facts About Universal Basic Income 106

Organizations to Contact 109

For Further Reading 113

Index 117

Picture Credits 120

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