Karl Widerquist, Coordinater, US Basic Income Guarantee Network, Doctoral Candidate in Political Theory, LMH
The Hive, Wed 17 November 2004, Corpus Christi College
Basic Income Guarantee - Poverty and the Problem of Freedom
Karl Widerquist argued that we ought to adopt the policy of a Basic Income Guarantee on the basis that individuals in society do not have the resources to deny social co-operation, and that the state's current policy of forcing an individual to work to receive benefits is unjust and inefficent. He used an anology of the Casino in which we live - something we cannot escape, where the rules are set beyond our normal control, and that we ought to have the resoures to live independently of the Casino.
This page is to provide those interested to find further information and argument. To find out more about the BIG check out the USBIG website, under "what is USBIG" which gives a general overview of the policy entails. More philosophical and meaty are his thesis "freedom as the power to say no" and the "reciprocity and the guarenteed income". I gained most in understanding the philosophical underpinnings of the BIG from the "reciprocity" article, but for those looking for snippets useful for their course, "freedom as the power to say no" is more useful. They compliment each other well.
I hope you enjoyed the event if you came along, and I hope these links are useful and interesting.
Links
Karl's Academic Website
USBIG Network - make sure you check out "what is USBIG?"
Reciprocity and the Guarenteed Income
"Freedom as the Power to say No" - Karl's Doctoral Thesis
An Efficieny Argument for the Guaranteed Income
The Money Making Ethic
"Economic Possibilities of Our Grandparents" - something I enjoyed
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