Basic income guarantee : your right to economic security /

Basic income guarantee : your right to economic security /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sheahen, Allan.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, ©2012.
Description:	xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Exploring the basic income guarantee Exploring the basic income guarantee.
Subject:	Guaranteed annual income -- United States. Public welfare -- United States. Economic security -- United States. Economic security. Guaranteed annual income. Public welfare. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8860844

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ISBN:	9781137005700 (hardback) 113700570X (hardback)
Summary:	"1. Basic Income Guarantee: The Right to Economic Security by Allan Sheahen argues that there is a moral obligation to provide everyone with a decent level of living. Your right to be--your right to simple existence--is not something for others to grant or withhold as an economic carrot, or to give as a gift. It is a universal right. Some call it "Social Security for everyone." In plain, simple English, Sheahen answers the toughest questions about an issue which would revolutionize the American way of life. We can end poverty, close the wealth gap, and provide economic security to everyone by giving all Americans a modest, yet unconditional income"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Introduction: It's Time to Think BIG
2. So What's the BIG Idea?
3. Why Did We Lose the War on Poverty?
4. Did You Know?
5. Why Are Jobs Not the Answer?
6. Why Is There So Much Inequality in the United States?
7. How Do Other Countries Handle Economic Security?
8. Why Should the United States Adopt a Basic Income Guarantee?
9. Is a Basic Income Guarantee Moral?
10. Why Should I Work to Support Welfare Chiselers?
11. Why Not Guarantee Everyone a Job?
12. Why Not Try Other Programs?
13. Can the United States Afford a Basic Income Guarantee?
14. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Work?
15. Has the Basic Income Guarantee Ever Been Tested?
16. What about the Work Ethic?
17. What Will Life Be Like under a Basic Income Guarantee?
18. Will a Basic Income Guarantee Threaten Democracy?
19. How Is a Basic Income Guarantee Administered?
20. What's Happening with BIG around the World?
21. Can America Be Convinced?
22. Realistically, What Are the Chances for a BIG in the United States?
Appendix A. Cost of a Basic Income Guarantee
Appendix B. Current Social Welfare Programs
Appendix C. A Brief History of a Basic Income Guarantee
Appendix D. Alternate Forms of a Basic Income Guarantee
Appendix E. Resources
Appendix F. Suggested Reading
Notes
Index