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The Basics of Basic Income

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Attempting to turn basic income into a realistic proposal involves the reintroduction of elements of the benefit system which are dependent on multiple contingencies and also on income and wealth. The outcome is a welfare system which resembles those that already exist.

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John Kay, St John’s College, Oxford, UK.

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Kay, J. The Basics of Basic Income. Intereconomics 52, 69–74 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-017-0648-9

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