Opposition to UBI (UBI Part 4/4)

Episode 4 of the Hidden Perspective podcast, hosted by Rob Greco, titled "Opposition to UBI (UBI Part 4/4)" was published on January 6, 2020 and runs 18 minutes.

January 6, 2020 ·18m · Hidden Perspective

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In the fourth episode of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) series, we explore the question: Why would you oppose UBI? We look at the flaws of the automation argument, UBI's enormous cost, how UBI would affect work, and other potential problems.Please 'Subscribe' and leave a 5-star review. Thank you!***References:‘Utopia for Realists: The Case for a Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, and a 15-Hour Workweek’, Rutger Bregman, 2016, The Correspondent.‘Basic Income: A Guide for the Open-Minded’, Guy Standing, 2017, Yale University Press, New Haven and London.‘In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State’, Charles Murray, 2006, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington DC.‘Capitalism and Freedom’, Milton Friedman (with the assistance of Rose D. Friedman), 1962, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.Basic Income Earth Network website.Intelligence Squared Debate: ‘The Universal Basic Income Is the Safety Net of the Future.’The Joe Rogan Experience, ‘Episode #1309 - Naval Ravikant’.Yang 2020 website.‘What billionaires and business titans say about cash handouts in 2017’, Catherine Clifford, CNBC.‘Universal Basic Income, In Perspective’, David R. Henderson, Hoover Institution.‘No Strings Attached: The Behavioural Effects of U.S. Unconditional Cash Transfer Programs’, Roosevelt Institute.United States Bureau of Labor Statistics website.Parliament of Australia website.‘Does Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend Proposal Add Up?’, Kyle Pomerleau, Tax Foundation.‘Andrew Yang’s Math Doesn’t Add Up on Universal Basic Income’, Jacob Dowell, Foundation for Economic Education.***Music: Julian AngelatosArtwork: Nerpa Mate

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