How come TPM never fosters dialogue on the Basic Income Guarantee program idea?
Why spend so much time reacting to existing proposed changes and not foster greater awareness and dialogue on the most effective anti-poverty program out there?
The Basic Income Guarantee is explained well by the US Basic Income Guarantee Network.
It combines the virtue of drastically simplifying the tax code, making its future alterations more simple and transparent.
It affirms the fairness of a flat marginal tax rate that constrains class warfare and points to the need to raise more revenue through alternative means(like taxes on oil, advertising, contributions to politicians/parties, pollutant emissions...).
It also affirms the import of trusting the local community to hold people accountable for how they spend their money, instead of trying to regulate it through cumbersome fed'l regulations.
I don't understand why a progressive organization like TPMCafe can't foster more dialogue on this sort of issue!
dlw
I agree this is an idea that deserves more discussion. It is similar to Milton Friedman's reverse income tax proposal of the 1970s. It's an interesting idea that might provide a very simple and efficient safety net. I'm not sure why it hasn't gotten more attention.
June 3, 2006 4:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
It just did.
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June 3, 2006 9:01 PM | Reply | Permalink