The Basic Income

Lead in

1. Do you agree that the world is the common property of us all?

2. How many street beggars or homeless people do you encounter each day here in Auckland?

3. What would happen if we just started giving these people $2000 a month to cover their basic needs?

4. What if we just gave everyone $2000 a month?

Think of the three objections to the basic income

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Study the cartoon - what's the message?

The argument for UBI (Universal Basic Income)


Basic vocab (Quizlet)



Watch:

The Basic Income

1. Which thinkers have advocated for the idea of a basic income?

2. What is the difference between a basic income and social security?

3. Why were the homeless men in London costing so much?

4.What was so surprising about what the men did with the money?

5. What are governments obsessed with today? Why?

6. What are the three objections to the Basic Income?

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7. Why do some people work harder when they have a basic income?

8. Why did Nixon’s idea get rejected?


Further vocab quiz
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Interesting fact:

Annual NZ Social Welfare budget: $36 billion 

Cost of "full UBI" for NZers above 18: $39 billion 

Resources for debate