Universal Basic Income

On Universal Basic Income, Why Bin Men (and Women) Should be Paid More Than Bankers, a Quote and a Question- The Patterson Post #15

Hi Everyone, Guess who’s back with a brand new rap? Thankfully not me. I spread good ideas far, I don’t spit bar-s. Anyway, this week I have a Universal Basic Income-themed Patterson Post for you all to read and hopefully enjoy. Tell me what you think in the comments/replies! Read time – 6 minutes Rutger Bregman’s Utopia ForContinue reading “On Universal Basic Income, Why Bin Men (and Women) Should be Paid More Than Bankers, a Quote and a Question- The Patterson Post #15”

The Case for Universal Basic Income – What It Is And How We Can Afford It

This week I finished Rutger Bregman’s book “Utopia for Realists”. He’s a Dutch historian, left-leaning and genuinely progressive. He has some pretty out-there ideas, but backs them up with evidence-based arguments and data. Bregman makes a great point that the left knows what it’s against (racism, homophobia etc.), but hasn’t got a clear idea ofContinue reading “The Case for Universal Basic Income – What It Is And How We Can Afford It”