Stalwart of the Basic Income Movement, Buford Farris, Has Died at 98

Buford Farris, a stalwart of the basic income movement, died peacefully at aged 98 in Austin, Texas on October 5, 2024. His work was important in keeping the movement for a basic income guarantee alive during the difficult days in the late twentieth century and in building the movement again in the early years of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network.

Buford Farris

Farris was a sociologist and social worker who rose to be Chair at the Department of Sociology at St. Louis University in the 1990s. He moved to Texas after retiring.

His basic income work focused both on the sociological case for basic income and on religious arguments for basic income. His articles on basic income included:

I miss his measured enthusiasm and the experience and optimism he brought to the renewed movement for basic income.

For more information about Buford Farris see his official obituary.