Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee: Your Right to Economic Security

Sheahen, A.

A Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is the unconditional government-ensured guarantee that all citizens will have enough income to meet their basic needs without a work requirement. Significant questions include: Why should we adopt a BIG? Can the U.S. afford it? Why don't the current welfare programs work? Why not guarantee everyone a job? Would anyone work if his or her income were guaranteed? Has a BIG ever been tested? This book answers these questions and many more in simple, easy-to-understand language.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-01-20

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781137347886

DOI: 10.1057/9781137031594

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 204