The Case for Basic Income: Sebastian Johnson at TEDxMidAtlantic (Transcript)

The Case for Basic Income: Sebastian Johnson at TEDxMidAtlantic (Transcript)

Sebastian Johnson – TRANSCRIPT

So, raise your hand if you’ve heard of the basic income before . OK, so a couple of you. Well, the idea behind the basic income is that each citizen will receive enough no-strings-attached guaranteed money to cover basic living expenses. And it’s an idea that has led to some interesting political bedfellows, recently .

So both former Labor leader, Andy Stern, and conservative intellectual, Charles Murray, have written books on the topic. Both the Cato Institute and the movement for Black Lives have endorsed the basic income, though from very different perspectives. And just last […]

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