A previous article ( here ) was intended to show how the thought of the political philosopher John Rawls provides a very promising theoretical foundation for basic income. However, Rawls was not in favor of paying an unconditional allowance to people who were able to find a job. Indeed, his philosophy is based on the theory of the social contract, which itself obeys a logic of reciprocity, each contributing and receiving in return a share of the benefits (rights and duties).
To justify the basic income, it is therefore necessary, either to develop an alternative philosophy to that of the […]
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