Basic income
A radical Idea
Direct Unconditional payments
The STate should give people money
HoW big are these payments?
A full member of Society capable of self-actualisation
- Food
- Clothing
- Housing
- Education
- Information
- Communication
- Travel
- Maybe a TV and a PS4...
WhaT does this fix?
Patchwork benefits
The Patchwork
- Pensions
- Tiered taxes
- VAT, income tax, stamp duty
- Capital gains relief
- Unemployment benefit
- TV licences
- Child benefit
- Winter fuel allowance
- ISAs
- Child care and education vouchers
- Minimum wage
- Disability benefit
- School meals
- Housing benefit
Unvalued labour
Primarily women, primarily care
but also civic duties
Can we afford this?
How do we spend the money?
Rethinking the waged labour exchange
Workers and shirkers
Hard Working Families
Whatever happened to the 15 hour working week?
Between the workhouse and the Leisured class
Who will clean the boots under communism?
You will
Everyone has inherent value
The State exists to serve society
Basic income
By Robert Rees
Basic income
A radical idea
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