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Introduction ; Part 1: The Basics; 1 What is a basic income?; 2 Who first thought of the idea?; 3 Who are some recent supporters of a basic income?; 4. So, has a basic income ever been tried?; 5 What are the main arguments in favor of a basic income?; 6 What are the main arguments against a basic income? ; Part 2: How Would it Work?; 7 How big would it be?; 8. Would rich people receive a basic income?; 9 No, really, why are you sending a check to billionaires like Jeff Bezos?; 10 Would a basic income replace existing welfare policies or supplement them?; 11 How much would a basic income cost?; 12 How could a basic income be funded?; 13 Would a basic income be paid to individuals or households?; 14 Would children receive a basic income?; 15 Would seniors receive a basic income on top of Social Security benefits?; 16 Would immigrants and noncitizens receive a basic income?; 17 Would a basic income be adjusted for regional differences in cost of living?; 18. What’s the best level to implement a basic income - a country? A city? Globally?; 19 Would a basic income be subject to asset or wealth tests?; 20 Will people be able to sell or borrow against their basic income?; 21 How frequently would a basic income be paid?; 22. Which agency would administer the basic income?; 23 How would a basic income be delivered to beneficiaries? ; Part 3: Common Alternatives; 24 How does a basic income compare to traditional welfare programs?; 25 How does a basic income compare to in-kind or restricted cash transfers?; 26 How does a basic income compare to programs for the unemployed and disabled?; 27 How does a basic income compare with benefits for workers, like the Earned Income Tax Credit?; 28 How does a basic income compare with child allowances or child tax credits?; 29 How does a basic income compare to a Negative Income Tax?; 30 How does a basic income compare with proposals like Baby Bonds or a Basic Endowment?; 31 How does a basic income differ from a guaranteed employment program? ; Part 4: Examples; 32 Doesn’t Alaska have something like a basic income?; 33 Didn’t the United States run some experiments on the basic income back in the 1970s?; 34 What about Canada?; 35 Has a basic income ever been tried in the developing world?; 36 What are some other current basic income experiments?; 37 How much can we really learn about a basic income from pilot programs? ; Part 5: Advantages; 38 Could a basic income help us deal with increasing automation and artificial intelligence?; 39 Could a basic income end poverty?; 40 Could a basic income reduce inequality?; 41 Would a basic income be simpler and more efficient?; 42 Would a basic income enhance autonomy and dignity?; 43 Could a basic income improve the position of people of color?; 44 How will a basic income affect families?; 45 How would a basic income affect communities?; 46 How would a basic income affect the problem of bullshit jobs?; 47 Could a basic income help us to address environmental problems? ; Part 6: Objections; 48 Would a basic income be too expensive?; 49 Would a basic income discourage people from working?; 50 Why support people who could work but choose not to?; 51 Won’t people just waste cash?; 52 What about the children of negligent, mentally-ill, drug-addicted, or alcoholic parents?; 53 Could a basic income make the poor worse off?; 54 Will a basic income increase hostility to immigrants?; 55 Will a basic income cause inflation?; 56 What happens if someone wastes their basic income and is still hungry and homeless?; 57 What would stop a basic income from getting bigger and bigger over time? ; Part 7: The Politics of a UBI; 58 Is a basic income politically feasible?; 59 Is the basic income a socialist idea?; 60 What do conservatives think about a basic income?; 61 What have feminists said about a basic income?; 62 What do progressives think about a basic income?; 63 What do libertarians think about a basic income?; 64 Is a basic income likely to be implemented anytime soon?; 65 Are there any organizations advocating for a basic income?; 66 Where can I learn more about a basic income?

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