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Karl Widerquist

The Essential Reason I Support UBI

July 29, 2021December 17, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This article is a draft of the first chapter of the book I’m working on: Universal Basic Income: Essential Knowledge. It can also be thought of as a reply to Bitch Bastardly’s guest article from last week. Comments […]

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A Simple Solution to End the Labor Shortage in Five Minutes

July 16, 2021December 30, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

By Guest Blogger, Bitch Bastardly Workers aren’t working for the wages we’re offering as much as they used to. Five million fewer Americans are working now than were working in June of 2019. That’s 3.33% of the U.S. labor force—a […]

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The Prehistory of Private Property: Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

June 23, 2021December 17, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

The book, the Prehistory of Private Property by Grant S. McCall an me, examines the origin and development of the private property rights system from prehistory to the present day to debunk three widely accepted false beliefs about the private […]

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Possibilities and Pitfalls of Basic Income Experiments

January 14, 2021June 6, 2024 Karl WiderquistNews, Opinion, The Indepentarian

This article briefly discusses the findings of my bookA Critical Analysis of Basic Income Experiments for Researchers, Policymakers, and CitizensPublished by Palgrave Macmillan 2018[1]             If the public debate over Universal Basic Income (UBI) is going to benefit from the […]

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NAMIBIA: Wilfred Diergaardt Dies

December 26, 2020 Karl WiderquistNews, The Indepentarian

Wilfred Diergaardt, a long-time leader of the Basic Income movement in Namibia, died of Covid-19 earlier this month. One December 22, Claudia and Dirk Haarmann, sent the following announcement of Dieragaardt’s death: It is with a very sad heart that […]

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BRAZIL: UBI Makes Progress

November 17, 2020December 30, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is making significant progress in Brazil, according to the following letter former Senator Eduardo Suplicy sent to leaders of BIEN. (See also: Maricá one step from Universal Basic Income): my dear friends of BIEN: Let me inform […]

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Video, Photos, and Speeches From 2020’s Rain-Soaked UBI March in New Orleans

November 6, 2020December 30, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

On September 19, 2020, people marched for UBI all over the world even in New Orleans where a steady rain came down all day. This blog post has videos and pictures from the march. It was an honor for me […]

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Why I March for Basic Income

September 15, 2020December 30, 2021 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

Below is the a copyedited version of the speech I delivered at the Basic Income March, New York, October 26, 2019 in the Bronx, New York, October 26, 2019. Pierre Madden ranscribed and copyedited it, in Montreal, Quebec, September 2020. […]

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The Cost of a Full Basic Income for the United Kingdom Would be £67 billion per year (3.4% of GDP)

September 5, 2020June 6, 2024 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

Originally published by Open Democracy. 14 August 2020, under the title, “Basic income could virtually eliminate poverty in the United Kingdom at a cost of £67 billion per year” Universal Basic Income (UBI) – a policy that would provide a […]

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Answers to Four Essential Questions About the Alaska Dividend for People Interested in Basic Income

August 20, 2020June 6, 2024 Karl WiderquistOpinion, The Indepentarian

I was recently asked four questions about Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, and I think the answers provide a pretty good overview of what people who are interested in UBI need to know about the fund. 1. When was the Alaska […]

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