Universal Basic Income: Political Rhetoric or Potential Solution

The concept of providing all households with some level of guaranteed income have become a part of the Democratic political initiative. Various forms of UBI have been experimented with in developed and developing countries. However, differences in these countries' socio-politicaleconomic structures may not provide the linkages needed to ascertain its usefulness within the United States. The discussion that follows examines various facets of some of the short-term and/or limited variants of the universal basic income concept within the United States. It explores the possibility of adopting such a concept within a national framework, providing strengths and weaknesses, as well as the advantages and disadvantages to such an approach.

• | Author: Steven Tanimura
• | Publisher: Eliva Press
• | Publication Date: January 15, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 88 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1636480942
• | ISBN-13: 9781636480947